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Grilled Tofu Kabobs with Spicy Marinade

If you think of tofu as bland, think again. Tofu is notable for its ability to pick up flavors, making it a blank canvas for your favorite dressings, marinades and seasonings. It is available in a wide variety of textures, making it well suited to many different cooking methods. Firm tofu, used here, can be sliced and broiled, cubed and stir-fried, or marinated and grilled.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Grilled Tofu Kabobs with Spicy Marinade

Why it works: Sesame and tofu match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 250 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Grilled Tofu Kabobs with Spicy Marinade

Serves 4.

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

401Calories
11 gProtein
32 gFat
20 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Tofu100g firm76
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3

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.

  1. Sesame + tofutop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together250 recipes

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

  2. Rice + sesametop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together984 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  3. Garlic + sesametop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,000 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  4. Clove + orangetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,987 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  5. Garlic + tofutop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together604 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sauce, rice, vinegar, garlic, clove, sesame, tofu):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Limefits better
  3. Coconutfits better
  4. Orangethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sauce, rice, vinegar, garlic, clove, sesame, tofu. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.