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Pancetta-wrapped Fish with Lemony Potatoes

Wrap up sustainable white fish in crispy bacon and serve as an all-in-one tray bake with potatoes

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Pancetta-wrapped Fish with Lemony Potatoes

Why it works: Lemon and tarragon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,137 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Pancetta-wrapped Fish with Lemony Potatoes

Serves 2
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

580Calories
29 gProtein
31 gFat
48 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Salmon100g cooked208
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Olive1 large (4g)4
Tarragon1 tsp dried (0.5g)2

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. Lemon + tarragontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,137 recipes

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

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

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

  3. Potato + olivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,458 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  4. Olive + lemontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,922 recipes

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

  5. Green beans + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together226 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

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

Swap the green beans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, olive, lemon, fish, tarragon):

  1. Asparagusfits better
  2. Chivefits better
  3. Shallotfits better
  4. Green beansthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, olive, lemon, fish, tarragon. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.