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10-Minute Shrimp and Mushroom Thai Curry

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By steamykitchen · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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10-Minute Shrimp and Mushroom Thai Curry

Why it works: Coconut and rice match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,063 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓

10-Minute Shrimp and Mushroom Thai Curry

Serves 4

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

769Calories
36 gProtein
42 gFat
66 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Shrimp100g cooked99
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Mushrooms1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1

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

By steamykitchen. 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. Coconut + ricetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,063 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  2. Pepper + basiltop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,294 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  3. Milk + ricetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,374 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  4. Coconut + basiltop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together212 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  5. Mushroom + ricetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,515 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

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

Swap the basil

The recipe marks basil as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (coconut, milk, pepper, mushroom, shrimp, rice):

  1. Turmericfits better
  2. Gingerfits about as well
  3. Corianderfits about as well
  4. Basilthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against coconut, milk, pepper, mushroom, shrimp, rice. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.