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Ginger Soy Pan Fried Squid

Squid tentacles are the best part for me, and this is a yummy version—no coating with milk and flour, just the raw goods.

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Why it works: Squid and sauce work together. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and 23 recipes mention both. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 2
Prep10 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Contains: milk, soy (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Pat the squid rings and tentacles dry with paper towels. Dice the red onion finely, mince the garlic, and peel and finely dice the ginger.

  2. Heat the butter and olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until the butter foams.

  3. Add the diced red onion and cook for 2 minutes, stirring, until softened.

  4. Add the garlic and ginger and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly, until fragrant.

  5. Add the squid to the skillet in a single layer and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring once, until opaque and it flakes or reaches 145°F (63°C).

  6. Pour the tamari soy sauce over the squid and toss for 1 minute to coat and glaze.

  7. Cut the lime slice into wedges, squeeze over the squid, and serve hot.

By tastykitchen. 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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Squid + saucetop 13% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together23 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together29,030 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Ginger + limetop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,621 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  4. Olive + garlictop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together23,449 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Garlic + gingertop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together6,402 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the lime

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (squid, butter, olive, onion, garlic, ginger, sauce):

  1. Lemonabout as good a flavor fit
  2. Avocadoabout as good a flavor fit
  3. Limethe original
  4. Coconutabout as good a flavor fit

Fit is the average pairing score against squid, butter, olive, onion, garlic, ginger, sauce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).