Name: Corn Flake-Crusted Halibut
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups corn flakes cereal, finely crushed; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh dill; 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste; salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste; 4 (4 ounce) halibut fillets; 1/3 cup light mayonnaise

Why it works: Dill and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,630 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Corn Flake-Crusted Halibut

4 servings

Prep10 min

Cook10 min

Ingredients

2 cups corn flakes cereal, finely crushed
2 teaspoons chopped fresh dill
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste
4 (4 ounce) halibut fillets
1/3 cup light mayonnaise

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

313Calories

37 gProtein

10 gFat

21 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Halibut	100g cooked	140
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Corn	1/2 cup kernels (82g)	77
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Dill	5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried	4
Salt	1 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 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.

Dill + peppertop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,630 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Corn + peppertop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,324 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Corn + dilltop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together69 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

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

Swap the dill

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (corn, pepper):

Basilfits better
Cuminfits better
Corianderfits about as well
Dillthe original

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

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