Name: Spice Sauteed Prawns
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 12 large King Prawns; 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 2 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced; 2cm/1 in ginger, peeled and thin matchsticks; 1 chilli, seeded and chopped; 2 spring onions, rimmed and chopped; Extra virgin olive oil for deglazing pan; Sea salt

Spice Sauteed Prawns

When entertaining it is hard to find a meal that promises not to compromise your diet and still impress your friends. Rather than avoiding dessert or that extra glass of wine the option of a light main course means you can tuck into your food guilt or even go for a second helping! If you're looking for inspiration then try Spice Sauteed Prawns. Created by the Interprofessional Olive Oil from Spain, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment and the European Comission this utterly delicious dish is a definite plus for the repertoire.

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients

Why it works: Clove and ginger match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,038 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Spice Sauteed Prawns

Serves 4

Ingredients

12 large King Prawns
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
2cm/1 in ginger, peeled and thin matchsticks
1 chilli, seeded and chopped
2 spring onions, rimmed and chopped
Extra virgin olive oil for deglazing pan
Sea salt

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

268Calories

25 gProtein

14 gFat

12 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Shrimp	100g cooked	99
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Ginger	1 tsp grated fresh (2g)	2
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

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.

Clove + gingertop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together6,038 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together29,058 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Garlic + gingertop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together6,402 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Olive + oniontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together29,779 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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 (olive, garlic, ginger, onion):

Cuminfits better
Turmericfits better
Corianderfits better
Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, garlic, ginger, onion. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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