Hot and Sour Soup

Name: Hot and Sour Soup
Ingredients: 1 oz. dried Chinese black mushrooms or dried; shiitake mushrooms; 3 cups boiling water; 2 Tbs. plus 1 tsp. white wine vinegar; 1 Tbs. plus 1 tsp. soy sauce; 1/2 tsp. Asian sesame oil; 1 1/4 tsp. Asian chili oil; 1/2 tsp. freshly ground pepper, plus more,; to taste; 5 cups chicken stock; 1/2 cup canned thinly sliced bamboo shoots,; rinsed and drained; 1 boneless, skinless whole chicken breast,; about 1/2 lb., cut crosswise into thin bite-size; slices; 1/4 lb. firm tofu, drained and cut into 1/2-; inch cubes; 2 Tbs. cornstarch; 1/4 cup water; 1 egg, well beaten

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 20 ingredients

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Why it works: Shiitake and sesame match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 142 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓

Hot and Sour Soup

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1088Calories

64 gProtein

43 gFat

110 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 14 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Sesame	1 tbsp (14g)	120
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Tofu	100g firm	76
Shiitake	1/2 cup (73g)	34
Mushroom	1/2 cup sliced (35g)	15
Soy Sauce	1 tbsp (15ml)	9
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Water	not in our table	0
Bamboo Shoots	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By williamssonoma. 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.

Shiitake + sesametop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together142 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
Mushroom + chickentop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,172 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-butyl acetate (fruity, banana).
Mushroom + shiitaketop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together552 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
Mushroom + white winetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,765 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).
Mushroom + sesametop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together400 recipes

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

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