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Tequila Tiger Shrimp with Tangerine Dressing

I figured that since tequila is rumored to make your clothes fall off, it would also take shrimp shells off! Dangit, it didn’t work but I ended up with some tasty drunken grilled shrimp. Grilled shrimp is a great addition when you are in the mood for a healthy salad. For a crowd-pleasing appetizer version, use more shrimp and fewer greens.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 19 ingredients
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Tequila Tiger Shrimp with Tangerine Dressing

Why it works: Cumin and mint match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 505 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Tequila Tiger Shrimp with Tangerine Dressing

Serves 4
Prep30 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

386Calories
26 gProtein
15 gFat
42 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 12 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Shrimp100g cooked99
Apple1 medium (182g)95
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Mint2 tbsp fresh (3g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Tangerinenot in our table0
Tangerine Juicenot in our table0
Citrusnot 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 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. Cumin + minttop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together505 recipes

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

  2. Cumin + peppertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,382 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  3. Pepper + minttop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,372 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  4. Cumin + canola oiltop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together230 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  5. Mint + canola oiltop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together63 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

Swap the tangerine

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, cumin, pepper, shrimp, mint, canola oil, apple):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Lemonfits better
  3. Mangofits better
  4. Tangerinethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sugar, cumin, pepper, shrimp, mint, canola oil, apple. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.