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Tempura Shrimp & Vegetables Recipe

By thelittlekitchen · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Tempura Shrimp & Vegetables Recipe

Why it works: Broccoli and sesame match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 372 recipes. Both carry 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol, which smells clove, smoky. The science ↓

Tempura Shrimp & Vegetables Recipe

Serves 4 to 6
Prep20 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1496Calories
85 gProtein
52 gFat
171 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
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Canola1 tbsp (14g)124
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Shrimp100g cooked99
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Waternot 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.

By thelittlekitchen. 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. Broccoli + sesametop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together372 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

  2. Sweet potato + broccolitop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together86 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Potato + broccolitop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together910 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  4. Sweet potato + sesametop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together47 recipes

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

  5. Chicken + potatotop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,756 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-decenal (green, must).

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

Swap the sweet potato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (shrimp, chicken, potato, broccoli, sesame, flour, egg):

  1. Welsh onionfits better
  2. Chivefits better
  3. Asparagusfits better
  4. Sweet potatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against shrimp, chicken, potato, broccoli, sesame, flour, egg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.