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Grilled Tofu Skewers with Sriracha Sauce

"Chunks of firm tofu are marinated with vegetables in a sauce made with sriracha, soy sauce, sesame oil, onion, and jalapeno."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Grilled Tofu Skewers with Sriracha Sauce

Why it works: Tofu and sesame match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 250 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Grilled Tofu Skewers with Sriracha Sauce

2 servings
Prep15 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

334Calories
15 gProtein
20 gFat
30 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Tofu100g firm76
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Sriracha1 tsp (5g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Saucenot 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.

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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. Tofu + sesametop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together250 recipes

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

  2. Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Sesame + oniontop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,192 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

  4. Garlic + sesametop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,000 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  5. Mushroom + garlictop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,700 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the sriracha

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tofu, pepper, mushroom, garlic, sauce, sesame, onion):

  1. Cuminfits better
  2. Turmericfits better
  3. Gingerfits better
  4. Srirachathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tofu, pepper, mushroom, garlic, sauce, sesame, onion. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.