Name: Grilled Spicy Creole Shrimp and Cheesy Grits
Prep time: 6 min
Cook time: 8 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 8 ounces, weight Instant Grits; 8 ounces, weight Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese; 2 pounds Frozen Pre-cooked-de-veined Medium Or Large Shrimp; 2 Tablespoons Creole Seasoning; ¼ teaspoons Cayenne Pepper Flakes; ¼ teaspoons Parsley Flakes; 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil; ¼ teaspoons Black Pepper

Why it works: Pepper and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 34,122 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Grilled Spicy Creole Shrimp and Cheesy Grits

Serves 4

Prep6 min

Cook8 min

Ingredients

8 ounces, weight Instant Grits
8 ounces, weight Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
2 pounds Frozen Pre-cooked-de-veined Medium Or Large Shrimp
2 Tablespoons Creole Seasoning
¼ teaspoons Cayenne Pepper Flakes
¼ teaspoons Parsley Flakes
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
¼ teaspoons Black Pepper

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

346Calories

32 gProtein

24 gFat

4 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Shrimp	100g cooked	99
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Parsley	1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)	1

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.

Pepper + parsleytop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together34,122 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Parsley + olivetop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together9,649 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Pepper + olivetop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together30,263 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Cheddar cheese + olivetop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,783 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).
Cheddar cheese + shrimptop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together135 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

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

Swap the parsley

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cheddar cheese, shrimp, pepper, olive):

Garlicfits better
Basilfits about as well
Oreganofits about as well
Parsleythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cheddar cheese, shrimp, pepper, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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