Common Ingredients in garlic shrimp Recipes

We researched the most common ingredients in over a dozen popular garlic shrimp recipes and found the top 15 ingredients.

The most common ingredient in garlic shrimp dishes is shrimp.

Olive oil, garlic, parsley, butter and lemon are also common ingredients in garlic shrimp recipes. For herbs and spices, paprika is popular. Salt is in 80% of garlic shrimp recipes and pepper, 90%.

The average garlic shrimp recipe has about 11.6 ingredients, with a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 43.

In terms of directions, garlic shrimp recipes have about 4.9 steps on average, ranging from 1 to 10 instructions.

Ratios of Common Ingredients in Garlic Shrimp

For 1 pound shrimp (454 g), the median and average amounts of other significant ingredients are below. Some ingredients are potential substitutes for others, meaning they almost never exist together in a single garlic shrimp recipe, and are marked below.

Ingredient	Median	Average	% of recipes with shrimp	Potential subsitutions
olive oil	4 tablespoon (54 g)	7.7 tablespoon (103 g)	91%
garlic	10 clove (30 g)	12.5 clove (38 g)	91%
pepper	0.76 teaspoon (1 g)	0.95 teaspoon (2 g)	73%
parsley	a third of a cup (20 g)	0.58 cup (35 g)	64%
butter	5.2 tablespoon (73 g)	4.4 tablespoon (63 g)	55%
lemon juice	3 tablespoon (46 g)	3 tablespoon (46 g)	45%
paprika	0.59 teaspoon (1 g)	2.8 teaspoon (7 g)	45%
garlic powder	2 tablespoon (20 g)	1.1 tablespoon (11 g)	18%	seasoning
seasoning	0.48 teaspoon (1 g)	0.24 teaspoon (1 g)	18%	onion powder garlic powder thyme

Ingredients by Average Weight in Garlic Shrimp

We also found the average content of the significant ingredients by weight in garlic shrimp recipes. This would be: 70% shrimp, 12% olive oil, 4% butter, 4% garlic, 3% parsley, 3% lemon juice and 3% lemon.

Here are the top ingredients, listed in order of popularity.

shrimp

Shrimp is the most popular ingredient in garlic shrimp dishes. In fact, 100% of garlic shrimp recipes contain shrimp.

Variations of shrimp include:

• white shrimp: 8% of recipes

For garlic shrimp recipes, shrimp is frequently used with olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper and parsley.

olive oil

Another popular ingredient in garlic shrimp is olive oil. From the recipes we've sampled for garlic shrimp, over 90% have olive oil.

Olive oil is often included in garlic shrimp dishes in amounts of 2 tablespoons or a quarter cup.

In garlic shrimp recipes that contain olive oil, it is on average, 10% by weight.

In recipes for garlic shrimp, olive oil is often used with shrimp, garlic, salt, pepper and parsley.

garlic

Garlic is another common ingredient in garlic shrimp dishes. In fact, over 90% of garlic shrimp recipes contain garlic.

Minced, crushed, sliced and chopped are frequent preparations for garlic in garlic shrimp dishes.

Common quantities for garlic in garlic shrimp dishes include 4 cloves, 10 cloves or 1 clove.

In garlic shrimp recipes that contain garlic, it is on average, 3% by weight.

Shrimp, olive oil, salt, parsley and pepper are commonly used together with garlic in garlic shrimp dishes.

pepper

Another popular ingredient in garlic shrimp is pepper. From the recipes we've sampled for garlic shrimp, over 90% have pepper.

Variations of pepper include:

• black pepper: 50% of recipes

For garlic shrimp recipes, pepper is frequently used with shrimp, olive oil, garlic, salt and butter.

black pepper

Black pepper is another common ingredient in garlic shrimp dishes. In fact, over 50% of garlic shrimp recipes contain black pepper.

In garlic shrimp recipes that contain black pepper, it is on average, 0.4% by weight.

For garlic shrimp recipes, black pepper is frequently used with shrimp, garlic, olive oil, salt and paprika.

salt

Salt is another common ingredient in garlic shrimp dishes. In fact, over 80% of garlic shrimp recipes contain salt.

In garlic shrimp recipes that contain salt, it is on average, 0.7% by weight.

In recipes for garlic shrimp, salt is often used with olive oil, garlic, shrimp, pepper and butter.

parsley

Another popular ingredient in garlic shrimp is parsley. From the recipes we've sampled for garlic shrimp, over 55% have parsley.

Chopped is a frequent preparation for parsley in garlic shrimp dishes.

In garlic shrimp recipes that contain parsley, it is on average, 4% by weight.

Shrimp, garlic, olive oil, pepper and salt are commonly used together with parsley in garlic shrimp dishes. Conversely, parsley is not often used with seasoning.

butter

Another popular ingredient in garlic shrimp is butter. From the recipes we've sampled for garlic shrimp, over 50% have butter.

Butter is often included in garlic shrimp dishes in amounts of 2 tablespoons or a quarter cup.

In garlic shrimp recipes that contain butter, it is on average, 6% by weight.

In recipes for garlic shrimp, butter is often used with shrimp, pepper, salt, olive oil and garlic.

lemon

Lemon is another common ingredient in garlic shrimp dishes. In fact, over 50% of garlic shrimp recipes contain lemon.

Variations of lemon include:

• lemon juice: 42% of recipes

Shrimp, olive oil, garlic, salt, parsley, black pepper and pepper are commonly used together with lemon in garlic shrimp dishes.

lemon juice

Lemon juice is another common ingredient in garlic shrimp dishes. In fact, over 40% of garlic shrimp recipes contain lemon juice.

In garlic shrimp recipes that contain lemon juice, it is on average, 5% by weight.

In recipes for garlic shrimp, lemon juice is often used with shrimp, olive oil, garlic, pepper and paprika.

paprika

Another popular ingredient in garlic shrimp is paprika. From the recipes we've sampled for garlic shrimp, over 40% have paprika.

Paprika is often included in garlic shrimp dishes in amounts of 1 teaspoon.

In garlic shrimp recipes that contain paprika, it is on average, 0.5% by weight.

For garlic shrimp recipes, paprika is frequently used with garlic, shrimp, olive oil, butter and salt.

seasoning

Another popular ingredient in garlic shrimp is seasoning. From the recipes we've sampled for garlic shrimp, over 15% have seasoning.

In garlic shrimp recipes that contain seasoning, it is on average, 0.1% by weight.

Shrimp, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and paprika are commonly used together with seasoning in garlic shrimp dishes.

Potential substitutions for seasoning in garlic shrimp:

• onion powder
• garlic powder
• thyme

Also, seasoning is not often used with parsley.

onion powder

Onion powder is another common ingredient in garlic shrimp dishes. In fact, over 15% of garlic shrimp recipes contain onion powder.

In garlic shrimp recipes that contain onion powder, it is on average, 0.1% by weight.

For garlic shrimp recipes, onion powder is frequently used with garlic, thyme, pepper, butter, salt, black pepper, paprika, garlic powder and shrimp.

Potential substitutions for onion powder in garlic shrimp:

• seasoning

thyme

Another popular ingredient in garlic shrimp is thyme. From the recipes we've sampled for garlic shrimp, over 15% have thyme.

Garlic shrimp dishes often call for thyme to be dried.

In garlic shrimp recipes that contain thyme, it is on average, 0% by weight.

In recipes for garlic shrimp, thyme is often used with garlic, pepper, butter, salt, black pepper, onion powder, paprika, garlic powder and shrimp.

Potential substitutions for thyme in garlic shrimp:

• seasoning

garlic powder

Garlic powder is another common ingredient in garlic shrimp dishes. In fact, over 15% of garlic shrimp recipes contain garlic powder.

In garlic shrimp recipes that contain garlic powder, it is on average, 0.4% by weight.

Garlic, thyme, pepper, butter, salt, black pepper, onion powder, paprika and shrimp are commonly used together with garlic powder in garlic shrimp dishes.

Potential substitutions for garlic powder in garlic shrimp:

• seasoning

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