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Sesame Crisp Thai Crab Cakes

Taste Thailand with deliciously a different recipe of Sesame Crisp Thai Crab Cakes using Chang Beer

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Why it works: Lime and coriander match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,536 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Sesame Crisp Thai Crab Cakes

Serves 4

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

801Calories
45 gProtein
21 gFat
108 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Shrimp100g cooked99
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Kaffir Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Meatnot in our table0
Coriandernot 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 bbcgoodfood. 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. Lime + coriandertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,536 recipes

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

  2. Coriander + garlictop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,474 recipes

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

  3. Shallot + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,000 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Shallot + clovetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,677 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Lime + shallottop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together258 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (crab, meat, fish sauce, lime, coriander, shallot, garlic):

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

Fit is the average pairing score against crab, meat, fish sauce, lime, coriander, shallot, garlic. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.