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Mr. Shrimp's New Orleans Barbecued Shrimp

Shrimp sautéed with butter, oil, garlic, Cajun seasoning, broth, Worcestershire sauce, and parsley.

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Why it works: Garlic and parsley match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,308 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Mr. Shrimp's New Orleans Barbecued Shrimp

Ingredients

Directions

Make the sauce

  1. Heat 2 tablespoons butter, oil, and garlic in a skillet over medium heat for 2 minutes.

  2. Add Cajun seasoning, chicken broth, and Worcestershire sauce.

  3. Increase heat to medium-high, then simmer, swirling the pot frequently for 4 minutes.

Cook the shrimp

  1. Add shrimp and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.

  2. Add parsley and the remaining 1 tablespoon butter, then stir until the butter melts.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

499Calories
56 gProtein
29 gFat
2 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Shrimp100g cooked99
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1

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. Garlic + parsleytop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,308 recipes

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

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

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

  3. Garlic + shrimptop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,743 recipes

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

  4. Chicken + shrimptop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together988 recipes

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

  5. Butter + shrimptop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,931 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, green).

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

What each ingredient does

Butter
Adds richness and body to the sauce while carrying the flavor of the seasonings.
Chicken broth
Forms the liquid base of the sauce and keeps the shrimp moist as they cook.
Worcestershire sauce
Adds savory depth and tang that rounds out the sauce.
Shrimp
Provides the main protein; it cooks quickly and turns firm and opaque with heat.

The step that matters

Simmering the sauce before adding the shrimp. Simmering lets the broth reduce and the butter and seasonings emulsify into a cohesive sauce. Adding shrimp too early or at too high a heat can overcook them, leaving them tough.

Swap the parsley

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, garlic, chicken, sauce, shrimp):

  1. Capersfits better
  2. Gingerfits about as well
  3. Parsleythe original
  4. Thymefits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, garlic, chicken, sauce, shrimp. 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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