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Steaming Vegetables

A reminder of just how good simple, steamed vegetables can be.

By 101cookbooks · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Steaming Vegetables

Why it works: Sesame and shallot share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 77 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Steaming Vegetables

Serves 4.
Prep5 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

366Calories
0 gProtein
41 gFat
2 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Vegetable1 tbsp (14g)120
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
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 101cookbooks. 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. Sesame + shallottop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together77 recipes

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

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