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Parmesan-crusted Halibut, Sag Aloo and Lime Emulsion

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 19 ingredients
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Why it works: Turmeric and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 584 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Parmesan-crusted Halibut, Sag Aloo and Lime Emulsion

Serves 4
Prep30 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

824Calories
45 gProtein
36 gFat
86 gCarbs

Counts 13 of 14 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Halibut100g cooked140
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Spinach1 cup raw (30g)7
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Coriandernot 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. Turmeric + limetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together584 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Turmeric + shallottop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together282 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Garlic + potatotop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,517 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  4. Shallot + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,000 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Lime + shallottop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together258 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the banana

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (turmeric, lime, butter, sugar, shallot, garlic, potato):

  1. Lemonfits better
  2. Avocadofits better
  3. Coconutfits better
  4. Bananathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against turmeric, lime, butter, sugar, shallot, garlic, potato. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.