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Bang Bang Shrimp Tacos

Inspired by a wonderful date night at Bonefish Grill, these Bang Bang Shrimp Tacos are my version of one of their famous signature dishes. So quick and easy too, perfect for a busy weeknight!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 18 ingredients
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Why it works: Canola oil and sriracha work together. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and 34 recipes mention both. Both carry trans-2-hexenal, which smells green, leafy. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 4
Prep10 min
Cook6 min

Ingredients

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

Directions

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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. Canola oil + srirachatop 10% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together34 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  2. Cucumber + vinegartop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together4,705 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyl acetate (fruit).

  3. Onion + carrottop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together21,599 recipes

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

  4. Lime + srirachatop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together112 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  5. Carrot + limetop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together645 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 (onion, carrot, cucumber, sauce, egg, rice wine, vinegar):

  1. Avocadoabout as good a flavor fit
  2. Limethe original
  3. Cherryabout as good a flavor fit
  4. Plumabout as good a flavor fit

Fit is the average pairing score against onion, carrot, cucumber, sauce, egg, rice wine, vinegar. 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).