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 ↓
Shrimps, Potted
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Chop the cooked shrimps slightly for better flavor.
In a lined saucepan, melt the butter over low heat.
Add the chopped shrimps to the melted butter and stir to coat.
Season to taste and mix well.
Chill
Transfer to a jar and refrigerate.
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).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Cooked shrimps
- Provide the main protein and flavor of the dish.
- Butter
- Coats the shrimp and adds richness and a smooth, fatty texture.
The step that matters
Melting the butter over low heat. Butter that gets too hot can brown and turn bitter, and it can separate instead of coating the shrimp evenly. Gentle heat keeps the butter smooth and mellow.
“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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