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Shrimp Taco Recipe with Ranchero Sauce, Grilled Corn and Grapes

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Shrimp Taco Recipe with Ranchero Sauce, Grilled Corn and Grapes

Why it works: Garlic and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,076 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Shrimp Taco Recipe with Ranchero Sauce, Grilled Corn and Grapes

8 tacos
Prep20 min
Cook25 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

957Calories
41 gProtein
48 gFat
107 gCarbs

Counts 18 of 21 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 18 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Avocado1 medium (150g)240
Tortilla1 medium flour (45g)140
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Shrimp100g cooked99
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Red Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Saucenot in our table0
Taconot in our table0
Wheatnot 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 aspicyperspective. 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. Garlic + tomatotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,076 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Shallot + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,000 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Clove + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  4. Jalapeno + garlictop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,700 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Shallot + clovetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,677 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sauce, shallot, jalapeno, garlic, pepper, tomato, apple cider vinegar):

  1. Cuminfits better
  2. Capersfits better
  3. Corianderfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sauce, shallot, jalapeno, garlic, pepper, tomato, apple cider vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.