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Mediterranean Fish Stew

The tomato and fennel base in this summery one pot works well with any combination of fish and shellfish

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Mediterranean Fish Stew

Why it works: Olive and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 15,539 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Mediterranean Fish Stew

Serves 4

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

700Calories
78 gProtein
31 gFat
21 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Salmon100g cooked208
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Shrimp100g cooked99
Plum1 medium (66g)30
Fennel Bulb1/2 bulb (87g)27
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1

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. Olive + tomatotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,539 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  2. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Garlic + tomatotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,076 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  4. Clove + fenneltop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together350 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Plum + tomatotop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,480 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, garlic, fennel, white wine, plum, tomato, chicken):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Basilfits better
  3. Corianderfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, garlic, fennel, white wine, plum, tomato, chicken. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.