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Caribbean Pasta with Shrimp

"A sweet, tangy, spicy shrimp dish. You can prepare the sauces ahead of time and refrigerate."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 17 ingredients
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Caribbean Pasta with Shrimp

Why it works: Clove and allspice match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 7,874 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Caribbean Pasta with Shrimp

4 servings
Prep40 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1296Calories
82 gProtein
21 gFat
192 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 16 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Pasta1 cup cooked (140g)220
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Shrimp100g cooked99
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Allspice1 tsp ground (1.9g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1

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

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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. Clove + allspicetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together7,874 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Clove + gingertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,038 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  3. Olive + tomatotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,539 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  4. Ginger + allspicetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,620 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (clove, garlic, shallot, ginger, olive, pepper, allspice):

  1. Eggplantfits better
  2. Welsh onionfits better
  3. Mustardfits better
  4. Tomatothe original

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