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Shrimp Au Gratin

Delicious shrimp dish that is a total crowd pleaser.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Shrimp Au Gratin

Why it works: Garlic and onion match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Shrimp Au Gratin

Serves 6
Prep15 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1299Calories
86 gProtein
38 gFat
155 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Shrimp100g cooked99
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Mushrooms1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3

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

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 their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,023 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Potato + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,517 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  4. White wine + mushroomtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,765 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).

  5. Garlic + mushroomtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,700 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the potato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, garlic, onion, white wine, vinegar, mushroom, cream):

  1. Shallotfits about as well
  2. Chivefits about as well
  3. Potatothe original
  4. Spinachfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, garlic, onion, white wine, vinegar, mushroom, cream. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.