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Spicy Asian Beef and Noodles

I like to have the noodles soaked and the veggies chopped ahead of time so I can throw this tasty dish together quickly on busy weeknights. Feel free to dial back heat. Also, don’t be afraid of the peanut butter. I made it 3 times before my peanut butter-hating daughter found out, and that’s only because I carelessly left the dirty measuring cup in the sink. She loves this recipe and says she can’t taste the peanut butter.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 14 ingredients
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Spicy Asian Beef and Noodles

Why it works: Ginger and clove match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,038 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Spicy Asian Beef and Noodles

Serves 4
Prep30 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

865Calories
42 gProtein
44 gFat
77 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Beef100g cooked250
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Peanut1 oz (28g)161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Salt1 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 tastykitchen. 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. Ginger + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,038 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Peanut + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together877 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

  3. Pepper + clovetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  4. Ginger + garlictop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,402 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  5. Pepper + garlictop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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

Swap the peanut

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pepper, ginger, clove, garlic, beef, sauce, butter):

  1. Sesamefits better
  2. Chickpeafits better
  3. Beansfits better
  4. Peanutthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pepper, ginger, clove, garlic, beef, sauce, butter. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.