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Gefilte Fish

Traditional gefilte fish (like my Bubby made) made gluten free and with more vegetables, so that they are a bit lighter and healthier than the standard fare.

By elanaspantry · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Gefilte Fish

Why it works: Lemon and dill match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 976 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Gefilte Fish

Makes : My family and I were so excited to have good homemade gluten free gefilte fish, that I forgo

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

723Calories
56 gProtein
35 gFat
45 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Salmon100g cooked208
Halibut100g cooked140
Grapeseed Oil1 tbsp (14g)120
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Agave1 tsp (7g)21
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Dill5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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

By elanaspantry. 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. Lemon + dilltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together976 recipes

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

  2. Dill + carrottop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together321 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Pepper + lemontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together27,047 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  4. Pepper + dilltop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,630 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Pepper + carrottop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,555 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (salmon, egg, pepper, agave, lemon, dill, carrot):

  1. Spinachfits better
  2. Cucumberfits better
  3. Capsicumfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against salmon, egg, pepper, agave, lemon, dill, carrot. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.