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Whisky and Chilli Tiger Prawns

This is best served as a starter. Sucking the sweet sauce off the juicy crustaceans is an experience to be savoured, never hurried. Shelled and unshelled prawns are both fine to use. Serve with a green salad and hunks of crusty bread.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Whisky and Chilli Tiger Prawns

Why it works: Whisky and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 20% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,008 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

Whisky and Chilli Tiger Prawns

Serves 4 as a starter or 2 as a main course
Prep30 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

278Calories
24 gProtein
14 gFat
16 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Shrimp100g cooked99
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Whiskynot 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.

By bbcfood. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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. Whisky + sugartop 20% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,008 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  2. Lime + whiskytop 24% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together30 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Lime + sugartop 29% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together3,332 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-penten-3-one (fish, pungent).

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

Swap the lime

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (whisky, sugar):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Applefits better
  3. Figfits better
  4. Limethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against whisky, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.