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Orange Thai Shrimp

A chilled shrimp salad with orange segments, mint, garlic, lime, fish sauce, and chili flakes.

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Why it works: Mint and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 846 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Orange Thai Shrimp

Time1 hour or longer

Ingredients

Directions

Make the salad

  1. Combine the shrimp and oranges in a bowl and mix well.

  2. Stir in the mint, garlic, salt and red chili flakes.

  3. Add the lime juice, fish sauce and orange peel and mix well.

Marinate and serve

  1. Marinate, covered in the refrigerator for 1 hour or longer, stirring occasionally.

  2. Spoon onto a glass platter or into a crystal bowl.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

193Calories
27 gProtein
1 gFat
22 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Shrimp100g cooked99
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Peppermintnot 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. Mint + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together846 recipes

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

  2. Orange + limetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together937 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Orange + clovetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,987 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  4. Clove + limetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together909 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Garlic + limetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,411 recipes

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

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, and its texture firms slightly with the acid of the lime.
Garlic
Adds pungent aroma that mellows during marinating.
Lime juice
Acidity that brightens the dish and gently firms the shrimp as it marinates.
Fish sauce
Adds savory depth and salty umami to the dressing.
Oranges
Contribute sweetness, juice and moisture to the salad.

The step that matters

Marinate covered in the refrigerator. Marinating for at least an hour lets the lime juice and salt season the shrimp and oranges evenly. Covering the bowl keeps the dish cold and protects it from absorbing odors, and occasional stirring distributes the acid and flavors.

Swap the orange

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (shrimp, mint, clove, garlic, lime, fish sauce):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Mangofits better
  3. Lemonfits better
  4. Orangethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against shrimp, mint, clove, garlic, lime, fish sauce. 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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