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Wonton Soup

This wonton soup is so soothing and simple. The warm, savory broth is perfect for those chilly nights in.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Wonton Soup

Why it works: Pork and chicken match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,417 recipes. Both carry 2-furfurylthiol, which smells coffee, roasted. The science ↓

Wonton Soup

Serves 6
Prep25 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

712Calories
70 gProtein
36 gFat
20 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Chicken100g cooked165
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Tofu100g firm76
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Chinese Cabbage1 cup shredded (89g)22
Bok Choy1 cup (70g)9
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Wonton Wrappernot in our table0
Salad Dressingnot 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. Pork + chickentop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,417 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-furfurylthiol (coffee, roasted).

  2. Sesame + wonton wrappertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together54 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Sesame + chickentop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together939 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-furfurylthiol (coffee, roasted).

  4. Pork + sesametop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together456 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-furfurylthiol (coffee, roasted).

  5. Cabbage + sesametop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together137 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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 (pork, sesame, sauce, wine, sherry, wonton wrapper, chicken):

  1. Welsh onionfits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Onionfits better
  4. Cabbagethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pork, sesame, sauce, wine, sherry, wonton wrapper, chicken. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.