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Bacon Wrapped Citrus Shrimp

"Jumbo shrimp wrapped in bacon with a pineapple chunk are quickly marinated in a lime vinaigrette before being pan-fried to a crisp in this easy appetizer."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Bacon Wrapped Citrus Shrimp

Why it works: Pineapple and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 469 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓

Bacon Wrapped Citrus Shrimp

6 servings
Prep15 min
Cook5 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

279Calories
29 gProtein
4 gFat
36 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Shrimp100g cooked99
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Green Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11

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

By allrecipes. 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. Pineapple + limetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together469 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  2. Lime + oniontop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,263 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Shrimp + limetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together808 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Shrimp + oniontop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,437 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Pineapple + oniontop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together613 recipes

    Shared aroma: mesifurane (caramel, sweet).

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pineapple, shrimp, lime):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Sweet potatofits better
  3. Lettucefits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pineapple, shrimp, lime. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.