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Pan-fried Mackerel with Orange Salsa

Mackerel is not only a sustainable fish, it's also rich in omega-3 and cooks in minutes - great with a citrus sauce

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Pan-fried Mackerel with Orange Salsa

Why it works: Shallot and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,737 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Pan-fried Mackerel with Orange Salsa

Serves 2
Prep15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

385Calories
7 gProtein
15 gFat
60 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Olive1 large (4g)4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Mackerelnot 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. Shallot + parsleytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,737 recipes

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

  2. Parsley + potatotop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,855 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  3. Potato + green beanstop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

  4. Olive + parsleytop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,649 recipes

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

  5. Olive + potatotop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,458 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

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

Swap the potato

The recipe marks potato as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (orange, shallot, olive, parsley, green beans):

  1. Chivefits better
  2. Beetrootfits better
  3. Carrotfits better
  4. Potatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against orange, shallot, olive, parsley, green beans. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.