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Noodles with Stir-Fried Tofu and Broccoli

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Noodles with Stir-Fried Tofu and Broccoli

Why it works: Tofu and wheat work together. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 48 recipes. Both carry (z)-4-heptenal, which smells biscuit, cream. The science ↓

Noodles with Stir-Fried Tofu and Broccoli

4 servings

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

411Calories
19 gProtein
33 gFat
18 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Peanut1 oz (28g)161
Peanut Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Tofu100g firm76
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Wheatnot in our table0
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.

By epicurious. 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. Tofu + wheattop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together48 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  2. Tofu + broccolitop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together103 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Wheat + broccolitop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together96 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

  4. Tofu + saucetop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together262 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Tofu + peanut oiltop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together34 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

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

Swap the broccoli

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tofu, wheat, peanut oil, sauce):

  1. Welsh onionfits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Broccolithe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tofu, wheat, peanut oil, sauce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.