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Jumbo Shrimp Stuffed with Cilantro & Chiles Recipe

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus additional for seasoning Freshly ground black pepper 1 clove garlic, chopped 1/2 large jalapeno...

By chow · From Open Recipes · 3 ingredients
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Why it works: Thyme and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 305 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Jumbo Shrimp Stuffed with Cilantro & Chiles Recipe

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

114Calories
24 gProtein
0 gFat
5 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Shrimp100g cooked99
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By chow. 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. Thyme + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together305 recipes

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

  2. Shrimp + limetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together808 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Shrimp + thymetop 24% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together497 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

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

Swap the thyme

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (shrimp, lime):

  1. Corianderfits better
  2. Cuminfits better
  3. Gingerfits better
  4. Thymethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against shrimp, lime. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.