Why it works: Salmon and lobster work together. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 313 recipes. Both carry 2,6-nonadienal, which smells cucumber, green. The science ↓
Crimped Salmon
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Cut the salmon into slices 1.5 to 2 inches thick.
Place the slices in a bowl of strong saltwater, but do not soak them.
Wash the salmon slices well and lay them on a fish plate.
Cook and serve
Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and skim off any scum.
Add the salmon slices to the boiling water and cook for 10 to 15 minutes.
Serve the salmon hot on a napkin with lobster sauce or melted butter.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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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.
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Salmon + lobstertop 14% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together313 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, green).
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What each ingredient does
- Salmon
- Provides the main protein, which firms and turns opaque as it cooks in boiling water.
- Lobster sauce or melted butter
- Adds richness and fat that complements the mild, delicate flesh of the salmon.
The step that matters
Cook the salmon in boiling water for 10 to 15 minutes. Once the water is at a full boil and the slices are added, the fish cooks quickly. Overcooking toughens the proteins and dries the flesh, so timing matters more than any other step.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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