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Zucchini and Soy Bean Stir Fry

"I invented this while goofing around in the kitchen. It ended up being a hit with my family! If the veggies are steamed tender-crisp before being thrown in the pan, it cuts the cooking time in half and makes it a quick healthy lunch! Serve warm, topped with toasted sesame seeds."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Zucchini and Soy Bean Stir Fry

Why it works: Broccoli and cauliflower match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 127 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Zucchini and Soy Bean Stir Fry

4 servings
Prep20 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

419Calories
20 gProtein
20 gFat
48 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 12 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Edamame1/2 cup (78g) shelled120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Agave1 tsp (7g)21
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Soybeannot in our table0
Waternot 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 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. Broccoli + cauliflowertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together127 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  2. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Broccoli + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,072 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  4. Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Broccoli + carrottop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,442 recipes

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

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

Swap the soybean

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, olive, onion, mushroom, garlic):

  1. Beansfits better
  2. Lentilsfits better
  3. Sesamefits better
  4. Soybeanthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, olive, onion, mushroom, garlic. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.