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Shrimp Fritters

A fried batter of shrimp, peppers, onions, and spices.

From the Wikibooks Cookbook · 15 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 ↓

Shrimp Fritters

8–10

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Combine green pepper, spring onions, onions, and scotch bonnet in a bowl.

  2. Add remaining ingredients except water, and mix thoroughly.

Fry

  1. Stir in enough water to make a soft mixture using a spoon; beat mixture until smooth.

  2. Using a pan or deep fryer, drop spoonfuls into hot oil, and fry until all sides are brown.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

812Calories
40 gProtein
16 gFat
127 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 13 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Shrimp100g cooked99
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Scotchnot in our table0
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.

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. Clove + thymetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,108 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

  3. Pepper + thymetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,585 recipes

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

  4. Garlic + thymetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,608 recipes

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

  5. Pepper + clovetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

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

What each ingredient does

Flour
Forms the batter's structure once mixed with water and sets as the fritters fry.
Baking powder
Releases gas in the batter so the fritters rise and turn light inside.
Shrimp
Provides the main protein and flavour in the fritter.
Eggs (in the method)
Not listed in this record; omitted.

The step that matters

Frying the spoonfuls in hot oil. If the oil is not hot enough, the batter absorbs oil and turns greasy instead of browning quickly. Oil that is too hot browns the outside before the centre cooks through.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pepper, flour, sugar, shrimp, clove, garlic, thyme):

  1. Okrafits better
  2. Shallotfits better
  3. Chivefits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pepper, flour, sugar, shrimp, clove, garlic, thyme. 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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