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Shrimp with Lobster Sauce

Shrimp cooked in a sweet and savory lobster sauce served over pork fried rice.

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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 ↓

Shrimp with Lobster Sauce

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Rinse the shrimp in warm water and pat dry.

  2. Rinse the green onions, drain and chop.

  3. Chop or mince the garlic cloves.

  4. Combine the chicken stock, white wine, soy sauce, and sugar and set aside.

  5. In a small bowl, dissolve the cornstarch into 1/2 cup water.

  6. Whisk the egg whites into 1/4 cup water and set aside.

Make the sauce

  1. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a wok, large pot, or frying pan or skillet on medium high to high heat.

  2. Stir fry the garlic and scallions about 30 seconds to a minute, taking care not to burn the garlic.

  3. Add the shrimp and stir fry for 2 minutes.

  4. Add the chicken broth mixture, bring to a boil and boil about 1 minute.

  5. Re-stir the cornstarch and water mixture and stir it into broth.

  6. Immediately afterward, slowly pour in the egg whites, breaking them up by gently stirring them with a fork. Be careful not to overstir the egg whites.

  7. The dish is ready when the sauce begins to boil and thicken.

Serve

  1. Serve over the pork fried rice.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1495Calories
108 gProtein
38 gFat
166 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Pork100g cooked242
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Shrimp100g cooked99
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Waternot 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.

Explore the science

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 + chickentop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,850 recipes

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

  3. Onion + chickentop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,814 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

  4. Shrimp + garlictop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,743 recipes

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

  5. Shrimp + chickentop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together988 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

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

What each ingredient does

Shrimp
Provides the main protein, cooking quickly to stay tender in the hot sauce.
Cornstarch
Thickens the broth into a glossy sauce when heated to a boil.
Egg whites
Form soft, delicate strands in the sauce, adding body and a silky texture.
Chicken stock
Forms the savoury liquid base that the sauce is built on.
Garlic
Adds aroma and savoury flavour when stir fried in oil.
Sweet white wine
Adds mild sweetness and fruity aroma to the sauce.

The step that matters

Adding the egg whites. Pour the egg whites slowly into the boiling sauce and stir gently with a fork. Overstirring breaks the strands into small shreds, so the egg loses its soft, silky texture.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (shrimp, garlic, chicken, white wine, sauce, sugar, egg):

  1. Capsicumfits about as well
  2. Chivefits about as well
  3. Asparagusfits about as well
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against shrimp, garlic, chicken, white wine, sauce, sugar, egg. 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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