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Sea Bass with Lime and Lemongrass

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 18 ingredients
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Why it works: Chervil and tarragon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 824 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Sea Bass with Lime and Lemongrass

Serves 4
Prep30 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

562Calories
22 gProtein
33 gFat
49 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Salmon100g cooked208
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Apple1 medium (182g)95
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Lemongrass1 tbsp (6g)5
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Tarragon1 tsp dried (0.5g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Chervilnot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By bbcfood. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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.

  1. Chervil + tarragontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together824 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Dill + tarragontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together111 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  3. Lime + dilltop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together106 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  4. Lime + peppertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,491 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  5. Lime + tarragontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together54 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the apple

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, lime, chervil, dill, tarragon, pepper, sugar):

  1. Lemonfits better
  2. Avocadofits better
  3. Cherryfits better
  4. Applethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, lime, chervil, dill, tarragon, pepper, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.