Why it works: Fish and veal work together. They rank in the top 19% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 230 recipes. Both carry 4-heptenal, which smells creamy, biscuit. The science ↓
Baked Gurnet
Ingredients
Directions
The book says “a moderately hot oven”. The 350°F in the steps is the modern equivalent, not the book's own figure.
Clean the gurnets, removing fins and gills.
Fill the insides with veal forcemeat and sew them up securely.
Truss the fish with the tail in the mouth.
Lay a slice of fat bacon on each gurnet.
Grease a baking dish with dripping and place the gurnets side by side.
Bake in a moderately hot oven (350°F / 175°C) for about 30 minutes or until done.
Serve on a hot dish without a napkin and pour sauce around the gurnets.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.
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Fish + vealtop 19% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together230 recipes
Shared aroma: 4-heptenal (creamy, biscuit).
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