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Sardines Stuffed with Orange Slices & Bay Leaves

A really fragrant way to sass up your sardines on the barbie - if it's raining, just pop under the grill

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Sardines Stuffed with Orange Slices & Bay Leaves

Why it works: Olive and cucumber match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,611 recipes. Both carry 2-methylbutyl acetate, which smells fruit. The science ↓

Sardines Stuffed with Orange Slices & Bay Leaves

Serves 4

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

615Calories
47 gProtein
38 gFat
19 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sardine100g canned drained208
Salmon100g cooked208
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Bay Leaf1 leaf (0.6g)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. Olive + cucumbertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,611 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyl acetate (fruit).

  2. Orange + olivetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,456 recipes

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

  3. Fish + olivetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together279 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  4. Orange + cucumbertop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together325 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Fish + cucumbertop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

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

Swap the orange

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

  1. Lemonfits better
  2. Avocadofits better
  3. Limefits better
  4. Orangethe original

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