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Paul's Shrimp and Grits

"This is a version of shrimp and grits that takes you on some twists and turns away from the traditional version. If you can't find dried horseradish, use 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 17 ingredients
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Paul's Shrimp and Grits

Why it works: Cheddar cheese and parmesan cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 592 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Paul's Shrimp and Grits

6 servings
Prep15 min
Cook40 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1061Calories
105 gProtein
66 gFat
13 gCarbs

Counts 14 of 15 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 14 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Pine Nut1 oz (28g)191
Chicken100g cooked165
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Shrimp100g cooked99
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Horseradishnot in our table0

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

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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. Cheddar cheese + parmesan cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together592 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Chicken + porktop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,417 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-furfurylthiol (coffee, roasted).

  3. Cheddar cheese + porktop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,505 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  4. Butter + cheddar cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,436 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  5. Butter + parmesan cheesetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,163 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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

Swap the nuts

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, butter, cheddar cheese, parmesan cheese, pork, pine, shrimp):

  1. Sesamefits better
  2. Beansfits better
  3. Peanutfits better
  4. Nutsthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, butter, cheddar cheese, parmesan cheese, pork, pine, shrimp. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.