Why it works: Salmon and sauce are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 20% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,765 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓
Salmon Cutlets with Tartar Sauce
Ingredients
Directions
The book gives no oven temperature. The 350°F (175°C) in the steps was added when the recipe was transcribed, as a starting point.
Prepare the salmon cutlets by cleaning and trimming them.
Cook the salmon cutlets in a moderate oven at 350°F (175°C) until cooked through.
Serve the salmon cutlets with Tartar sauce on the side.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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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.
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Salmon + saucetop 20% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together1,765 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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