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Tahini-Battered Tofu

"Tofu with a light sesame, garlic, and whole wheat batter that can be baked or fried. Great results with little to no oil. My husband likes this recipe."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Tahini-Battered Tofu

Why it works: Flour and tofu match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 350 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Tahini-Battered Tofu

4 servings
Prep5 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

711Calories
31 gProtein
19 gFat
103 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Tahini1 tbsp (15g)89
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Tofu100g firm76
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Waternot 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 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.

  1. Flour + tofutop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together350 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  2. Wheat + tofutop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together48 recipes

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

  3. Garlic + tofutop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together604 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  4. Clove + garlictop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,368 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Wheat + flourtop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,373 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

Swap the tahini

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (wheat, flour, clove, garlic, egg, sauce, tofu):

  1. Cashew nutfits better
  2. Chickpeafits better
  3. Sesamefits better
  4. Tahinithe original

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