Why it works: Shrimp and butter are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,931 recipes. Both carry 2,6-nonadienal, which smells cucumber, green. The science ↓
Shrimp Sauce
Ingredients
Directions
Shell the shrimps and pick them clean.
Wash the shrimps and place them in a saucepan.
Add the melted butter to the shrimps.
Heat gently until warmed through.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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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.
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Shrimp + buttertop 11% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,931 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, green).
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What each ingredient does
- Shrimps
- Provide the main flavour and the body of the sauce.
- Melted butter
- Adds richness and carries the shrimp flavour through the sauce.
The step that matters
Heat gently until warmed through. Shrimp turns rubbery and tough when overheated, so gentle heat keeps the flesh tender while the butter warms through.
“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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