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Lobster and Prawn Ravioli with Oven-roasted Tomato and Basil Sauce and Lobster Claws

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 18 ingredients
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Why it works: Flour and semolina match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 325 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Lobster and Prawn Ravioli with Oven-roasted Tomato and Basil Sauce and Lobster Claws

Serves 2
Prep1 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1059Calories
75 gProtein
36 gFat
106 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Shrimp100g cooked99
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Plum1 medium (66g)30
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Semolinanot 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 bbcfood. 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. Flour + semolinatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together325 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  2. Thyme + basiltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,768 recipes

    Shared aroma: terpineol (pine, woody).

  3. Olive + basiltop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,063 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  4. Thyme + peppertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,585 recipes

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

  5. Olive + thymetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,948 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).

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

Swap the plum

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, thyme, pepper, basil, flour, egg, semolina):

  1. Lemonfits better
  2. Limefits better
  3. Avocadofits better
  4. Plumthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, thyme, pepper, basil, flour, egg, semolina. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.