Name: Stir-Fried Sesame Asparagus
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 pounds asparagus, cut into 1-inch pieces; 2 teaspoons sesame seeds; 2 tablespoons peanut oil; 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon sesame oil

Why it works: Asparagus and sesame share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 73 recipes. Both carry trans-2-nonenal, which smells cardboard, fatty. The science ↓

Stir-Fried Sesame Asparagus

6 servings

Prep10 min

Cook10 min

Ingredients

2 pounds asparagus, cut into 1-inch pieces
2 teaspoons sesame seeds
2 tablespoons peanut oil
2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sesame oil

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

268Calories

3 gProtein

27 gFat

6 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Sesame	1 tbsp (14g)	120
Peanut Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Asparagus	6 spears (90g)	27
Ginger	1 tsp grated fresh (2g)	2
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

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

By allrecipes. 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.

Asparagus + sesametop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together73 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
Sesame + gingertop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,531 recipes

Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).
Sesame + peanut oiltop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together220 recipes

Shared aroma: acetylpyrazine (roast).
Asparagus + gingertop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together114 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Peanut oil + gingertop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together336 recipes

Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

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

Swap the asparagus

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sesame, peanut oil, ginger):

Welsh onionfits better
Broccolifits better
Capsicumfits better
Asparagusthe original

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

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