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Authentic Chinese Steamed Fish

"Easy to make and delicious with steamed rice! A dish I grew up with; something my mom always makes :)"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Authentic Chinese Steamed Fish

Why it works: Onion and ginger are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 7,595 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Authentic Chinese Steamed Fish

6 servings
Prep15 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

174Calories
2 gProtein
14 gFat
11 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By allrecipes. 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. Onion + gingertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,595 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  2. Ginger + saucetop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,409 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Onion + saucetop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together10,474 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

Onion and sauce barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 10,474 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (ginger, sauce):

  1. Shallotfits better
  2. Welsh onionfits better
  3. Carrotfits better
  4. Onionthe original

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