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Corn and Shrimp Chowder

A creamy chowder made with corn, shrimp, and vegetables.

From the Wikibooks Cookbook · 11 ingredients
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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 ↓

Corn and Shrimp Chowder

serves 8
Total1 hr

Ingredients

Directions

Make the base

  1. In a large saucepan, heat olive oil over low heat.

  2. Add onion, carrot and garlic.

  3. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is transparent, about 5 minutes.

  4. Add broth and dill seeds.

  5. Bring to a boil.

  6. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes.

Add corn and shrimp

  1. Add corn to broth and simmer, covered, until the corn is just tender, about 5 minutes.

  2. In a blender or food processor, puree the newly made chowder and pour it back into the saucepan.

  3. Add shelled shrimp, simmer and cook until shrimp are almost done, about 1 minute.

  4. Stir in milk and parsley, salt and pepper.

  5. Bring mixture back to simmer.

  6. Serve immediately.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

744Calories
69 gProtein
32 gFat
49 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Shrimp100g cooked99
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Dill Seed5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried4
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.

Recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

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. Carrot + dilltop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together321 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  4. Carrot + clovetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,873 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

  5. Carrot + corntop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together794 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).

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

What each ingredient does

Corn kernels
Provides sweetness and body, and thickens the chowder when pureed.
Shrimp
Supplies the main protein; it cooks quickly and turns firm and opaque.
Chicken broth
Forms the liquid base that carries the flavors and cooks the vegetables and corn.
Light cream or milk
Adds richness and a smooth, creamy mouthfeel to the chowder.
Onion
Builds savory flavor as it softens and turns sweet during slow cooking.

The step that matters

Cooking the shrimp. Shrimp overcook quickly and become rubbery. Adding them last and cooking only until almost done keeps them tender, since residual heat finishes the cooking.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, onion, carrot, garlic, chicken, dill, corn):

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

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, onion, carrot, garlic, chicken, dill, corn. 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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