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Killer Cajun Shrimp & Crawfish

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Killer Cajun Shrimp & Crawfish

Why it works: Rosemary and thyme match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,340 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓

Killer Cajun Shrimp & Crawfish

Serves 4

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

682Calories
86 gProtein
19 gFat
39 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 17 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Clam100g cooked148
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Shrimp100g cooked99
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Fennel1/2 bulb (87g)27
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
Celery Seed1 stalk (40g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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

By steamykitchen. 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. Rosemary + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,340 recipes

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

  2. Thyme + fenneltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together337 recipes

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

  3. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  4. Rosemary + fenneltop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together157 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Clove + thymetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,108 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (celery, clove, garlic, butter, rosemary, thyme, fennel):

  1. Parsnipfits better
  2. Carrotfits better
  3. Shallotfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against celery, clove, garlic, butter, rosemary, thyme, fennel. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.