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Spicy Thai Prawn Noodles

These low-fat noodles make for a no-fuss supper and will be on the table in 30 minutes

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Spicy Thai Prawn Noodles

Why it works: Coriander and lime 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 ↓

Spicy Thai Prawn Noodles

Serves 4
Prep15 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

525Calories
36 gProtein
20 gFat
51 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 10 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Shrimp100g cooked99
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Coriandernot in our table0
Peppermintnot in our table0
Roasted Peanutnot 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. Coriander + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,536 recipes

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

  2. Mint + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together846 recipes

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

  3. Ginger + coriandertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,505 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  4. Ginger + limetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,621 recipes

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

  5. Rice + sesametop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together984 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

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

Swap the mint

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, sesame, egg, ginger, sauce, coriander, lime):

  1. Turmericfits better
  2. Cuminfits better
  3. Cardamomfits better
  4. Mintthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rice, sesame, egg, ginger, sauce, coriander, lime. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.