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Tomato-Seafood Stew

A stew of tomatoes, shrimp, clams, and vegetables simmered together.

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Why it works: Onion and garlic 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 ↓

Tomato-Seafood Stew

Time20–25 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the base

  1. Thaw shrimp if frozen; halve lengthwise.

  2. In a large saucepan, cook onion and garlic in oil until tender.

  3. Stir in undrained tomatoes, tomato sauce, potato, green pepper, celery, carrot, thyme, pepper, and hot sauce.

  4. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat.

  5. Cover and simmer 20–25 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

Add seafood and serve

  1. Stir in shrimp, clams, and parsley.

  2. Bring to a boil again, reduce heat.

  3. Cover and simmer 1–2 minutes or until shrimp turns pink.

  4. Spoon into serving bowls.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

530Calories
33 gProtein
15 gFat
70 gCarbs

Counts 13 of 14 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Shrimp100g cooked99
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Saucenot 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.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Garlic + tomatotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,076 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Onion + potatotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,023 recipes

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

  4. Garlic + potatotop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,517 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  5. Tomato + celerytop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,377 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

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

What each ingredient does

Shrimp
Cooks quickly into tender, delicate pieces that flavour the broth.
Tomatoes
Provide moisture, body and acidity that form the stew's base.
Potato
Thickens the broth slightly as it breaks down during simmering.
Baby clams
Add briny, savoury flavour to the stew.
Onion
Builds a sweet, savoury foundation when cooked in oil.

The step that matters

Simmer the shrimp only until pink. Shrimp turns firm and rubbery when overcooked. Brief heat sets the protein just until opaque, so the seafood stays tender in the hot stew.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (shrimp, onion, garlic, tomato, sauce, potato, celery):

  1. Cuminfits better
  2. Capersfits better
  3. Parsleyfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against shrimp, onion, garlic, tomato, sauce, potato, celery. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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