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Rosemary Shrimp

A shrimp dish sautéed with olive oil, clarified butter, onion, garlic, basil, black pepper, sherry, tomatoes, parsley, and garlic salt.

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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 ↓

Rosemary Shrimp

Time4 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Pour olive oil into a 12‑inch skillet to a depth of about ⅛ inch.

  2. Add clarified butter and melt over medium heat.

  3. Add onion and garlic and sauté until transparent.

  4. Add basil, black pepper, and shrimp.

  5. Increase heat to high and sauté for 1 minute.

  6. Add cream sherry, tomatoes, parsley, and garlic salt.

  7. Cook an additional 4 minutes.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

474Calories
27 gProtein
31 gFat
19 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Shrimp100g cooked99
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Olive + basiltop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,063 recipes

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

  4. Garlic + basiltop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,805 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Basil + peppertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,294 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

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, which firms and turns opaque as it cooks.
Cream sherry
Adds sweetness and a rich, mellow flavour to the sauce as it reduces.
Clarified butter
Carries flavour and adds fat with a high smoke point for sautéing.
Extra virgin olive oil
Forms the cooking fat base and adds a fruity, savoury note.
Fresh tomatoes
Adds moisture and acidity that brighten the sauce.

The step that matters

Sautéing the shrimp over high heat. Shrimp cook quickly and turn rubbery if overcooked, so a brief sear at high heat, followed by the short simmer with the sherry and tomatoes, keeps them tender and juicy.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, butter, onion, garlic, basil, pepper, shrimp):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Parsleyfits better
  3. Oreganofits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, butter, onion, garlic, basil, pepper, 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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