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Bronzed Sea Bass with Lemon Shallot Butter

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By thepioneerwoman · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Bronzed Sea Bass with Lemon Shallot Butter

Why it works: Lemon and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 27,047 recipes. Both carry trans-2-nonenal, which smells cardboard, fatty. The science ↓

Bronzed Sea Bass with Lemon Shallot Butter

Serves 1
Prep20 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

246Calories
1 gProtein
25 gFat
7 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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

By thepioneerwoman. 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 + peppertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together27,047 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  2. Shallot + lemontop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,523 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Shallot + canola oiltop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together65 recipes

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

  4. Shallot + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,898 recipes

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

  5. Lemon + canola oiltop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together376 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

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

Swap the shallot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, lemon, canola oil, pepper):

  1. Shallotthe original
  2. Capsicumfits about as well
  3. Spinachfits about as well
  4. Broccolifits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, lemon, canola oil, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.