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Citrus-seared Tuna with Crispy Noodles, Herbs & Chilli

Tuna is a wonderfully rich, slightly fatty fish. Using grapefruit to sear it gives a really nice contrast of flavours. It's quick to prepare and it will definitely be a talking point when you have guests round for dinner. The noodles are a great part of this dish, but can be an optional extra.

By jamieoliver · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Why it works: Grapefruit and sesame work together. They rank in the top 18% of all ingredient pairs, and 7 recipes mention both. Both carry 4-ethyl-2-methoxyphenol, which smells smoky, clove. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 4

Ingredients

Contains: wheat, soy, fish, sesame (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

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By jamieoliver. 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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Grapefruit + sesametop 18% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together7 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-ethyl-2-methoxyphenol (smoky, clove).

  2. Coriander + minttop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together940 recipes

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

  3. Grapefruit + minttop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together35 recipes

    Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).

  4. Pepper + coriandertop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together5,948 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  5. Sesame + oniontop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together2,192 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (grapefruit, fish sauce, sesame, olive, pepper, coriander, mint):

  1. Tomatobetter flavor fit
  2. Capsicumbetter flavor fit
  3. Lettucebetter flavor fit
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against grapefruit, fish sauce, sesame, olive, pepper, coriander, mint. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).