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Shrimp and White Bean Stew

A stew of shrimp, white beans, tomatoes, and herbs simmered in broth.

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Why it works: Garlic and shrimp are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and 2,546 recipes mention both. Both carry 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine, which smells roasted, nutty. The science ↓

The recipe

Timeabout 15 minutes

Ingredients

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

Directions

Make the stew base

  1. Heat oil in a soup pot. Add onion and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until onion softens, about 3 minutes.

  2. Stir in beans, tomatoes, and herbs.

  3. Add broth and bring to a boil over high heat.

Simmer and serve

  1. Reduce heat and simmer until stew slightly thickened, about 15 minutes.

  2. Add shrimp and simmer just until cooked through, about 2 minutes.

  3. Add parsley and serve.

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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. Garlic + shrimptop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together2,546 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

  2. Oregano + basiltop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,390 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  3. Oregano + rosemarytop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together344 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  4. Olive + tomatotop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together14,164 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  5. Basil + rosemarytop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together352 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

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

What each ingredient does

Cannellini beans
Soften and thicken the stew while adding creamy body and mild flavor.
Diced tomatoes
Add acidity and liquid that builds the savory base of the stew.
Chicken broth
Provides the liquid that simmers the stew and carries the flavor.
Shrimp
Supply quick-cooking protein that firms and turns opaque in the hot broth.
Olive oil
Carries fat-soluble flavor from the aromatics and helps soften the onion.

The step that matters

Adding the shrimp. Shrimp cook in only a couple of minutes and turn rubbery when overcooked. Adding them at the end, once the stew is simmering, lets them cook through gently while staying tender.

Flavor stand-ins for the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, garlic, beans, tomato, oregano, basil, rosemary):

  1. Eggplantbetter flavor fit
  2. Capsicumbetter flavor fit
  3. Potatobetter flavor fit
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, garlic, beans, tomato, oregano, basil, rosemary. 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).

“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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