Why it works: Sriracha and sauce work together. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs, and 280 recipes mention both. The science ↓
The recipe
2 servingsIngredients
Contains: soy, sesame (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
Soak wooden skewers in water for 15 minutes if using them, and preheat a grill or grill pan to medium-high heat.
Whisk the sriracha chili garlic sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, diced onion, diced jalapeno and black pepper to taste in a bowl. Set aside about half of the sauce for serving and brushing.
Add the tofu, zucchini, red bell pepper and mushrooms to the bowl with the remaining sauce and toss gently. Let stand for 10 minutes.
Thread the tofu, zucchini, bell pepper and mushrooms onto the skewers, alternating the pieces so they sit evenly.
Grill the skewers for 3 to 4 minutes per side, brushing with the marinade, until the vegetables are tender and the tofu is golden in spots.
Transfer the skewers to plates and serve hot with the reserved sauce for dipping.
Explore the science
The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Sriracha + saucetop 12% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together280 recipes
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Tofu + sesametop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together250 recipes
Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
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Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together29,030 recipes
Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
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Sesame + oniontop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together2,192 recipes
Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).
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Mushroom + garlictop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together4,685 recipes
Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the onion
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tofu, pepper, mushroom, sriracha, garlic, sauce, sesame):
- Capsicumbetter flavor fit
- Spinachabout as good a flavor fit
- Tomatoabout as good a flavor fit
- Onionthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against tofu, pepper, mushroom, sriracha, garlic, sauce, sesame. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).
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