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Tofu and Veggies in Peanut Sauce

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By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Tofu and Veggies in Peanut Sauce

Why it works: Mushroom and butter are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 12,525 recipes. Both carry trans-2-decenal, which smells waxy, orange. The science ↓

Tofu and Veggies in Peanut Sauce

4 servings
Prep10 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

539Calories
23 gProtein
34 gFat
44 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
Peanut1 oz (28g)161
Peanut Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Tofu100g firm76
Molasses1 tbsp (20g)58
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Mushrooms1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Cayenne1 tsp (1.8g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
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.

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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. Mushroom + buttertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together12,525 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  2. Tofu + peanuttop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together98 recipes

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

  3. Broccoli + peanuttop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together166 recipes

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

  4. Broccoli + tofutop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together103 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Mushroom + tofutop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together201 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

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 (peanut oil, pepper, mushroom, tofu, peanut, butter, vinegar):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Shallotfits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Broccolithe original

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