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Ginger Bok Choy and Sweet Peas with Miso-glazed Tofu Recipe

I really do love the combination of fresh ginger and toasted sesame oil, especially with bok choy. This dish is rich in vitamins A and K, as well as calcium and dietary fibre.

By lovefood · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Why it works: Miso and ginger work together. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and 120 recipes mention both. Both carry isoamyl acetate, which smells banana, pear. The science ↓

The recipe

4 people
Prep10 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Contains: soy, sesame (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

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By lovefood. 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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Miso + gingertop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together120 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, pear).

  2. Tofu + sesametop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together250 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  3. Tofu + misotop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together75 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  4. Miso + sesametop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together121 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  5. Sesame + gingertop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together1,531 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

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