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Quick Noodle Stir Fry

A seriously quick and seriously yummy noodle stir fry that will leave your whole family smiling.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Quick Noodle Stir Fry

Why it works: Cabbage and broccoli match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 171 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Quick Noodle Stir Fry

Serves 6

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

973Calories
50 gProtein
33 gFat
118 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Vegetable1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Waternot 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 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. Cabbage + broccolitop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together171 recipes

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

  2. Cabbage + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,081 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Onion + broccolitop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,294 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Olive + broccolitop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,460 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  5. Onion + cabbagetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,001 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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

Swap the cabbage

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, onion, broccoli, sauce, chicken, pepper):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Tomatofits better
  3. Mustardfits better
  4. Cabbagethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, onion, broccoli, sauce, chicken, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.