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Victor's Shrimp Fried Quinoa

"My husband's two favorite things are shrimp and quinoa. One night I combined the two into a fantastic 20-minute dish that tastes like a very light but flavorful fried rice. The recipe will serve 4 to 6 as a side dish, or makes two big bowls if served as a main. You can add ginger, extra veggies, chicken, ham...the possibilities are endless!"

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Victor's Shrimp Fried Quinoa

Why it works: Quinoa and corn work together. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 72 recipes. Both carry 2-heptenal, which smells green. The science ↓

Victor's Shrimp Fried Quinoa

4 servings
Prep10 min
Cook25 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

918Calories
72 gProtein
36 gFat
78 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Quinoa1 cup cooked (185g)222
Chicken100g cooked165
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Shrimp100g cooked99
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Pea1/2 cup (72g)62
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1

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. Quinoa + corntop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together72 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-heptenal (green).

  2. Quinoa + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together414 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Chicken + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,814 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

  4. Canola oil + oniontop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,150 recipes

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

  5. Chicken + shrimptop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together988 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

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

Swap the peas

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, quinoa, canola oil, onion, corn, shrimp, sauce):

  1. Sesamefits better
  2. Beansfits better
  3. Cashew nutfits better
  4. Peasthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, quinoa, canola oil, onion, corn, shrimp, sauce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.