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Easy Barbecued Salmon Curry

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By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Why it works: Coriander and lemon grass match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 377 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓

Easy Barbecued Salmon Curry

Serves 4

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

746Calories
26 gProtein
54 gFat
45 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Salmon100g cooked208
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Lemon Grassjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Kaffir Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Coriandernot in our table0
Leafnot 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 bbcgoodfood. 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. Coriander + lemon grasstop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together377 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  2. Coconut + lemon grasstop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together274 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Coconut + coriandertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,039 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Coriander + olivetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,615 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  5. Coconut + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,672 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

Swap the coriander

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (salmon, coconut, cream, sugar, fish sauce, lemon grass, olive):

  1. Turmericfits about as well
  2. Corianderthe original
  3. Gingerfits about as well
  4. Garlicfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against salmon, coconut, cream, sugar, fish sauce, lemon grass, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.