Shiitake Miso Soba Noodles

Name: Shiitake Miso Soba Noodles
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 14 ounces, weight FOR THE STIR-FRY:; ½ teaspoons Extra Firm Tofu; ½ teaspoons Sesame Oil; 1 teaspoon Peanut Oil; ¼ teaspoons Soy Sauce; 1 whole Dry Garlic; 8 ounces, weight Red Bell Pepper; 8 cups Shiitake Mushrooms; 13 ounces, weight Water; 4 cups Soba Noodles; 4 Tablespoons Baby Tatsoi Or Spinach; 5 whole Black Sesame Seeds; 1 cup Green Onions; 3 Tablespoons FOR THE SAUCE:; 2 Tablespoons Vegetable Broth; 1 Tablespoon Light Brown Sugar; 2 teaspoons Soy Sauce; 1 Tablespoon Rice Vinegar; 1 teaspoon Sesame Oil; ¼ teaspoons Arrowroot Powder; ⅛ teaspoons Dry Garlic; ⅓ cups Dry Ginger

A delicious and easy noodle bowl packed with veggies and protein!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 22 ingredients

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Why it works: Sesame and shiitake 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 ↓

Shiitake Miso Soba Noodles

Serves 4

Prep10 min

Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

513Calories

17 gProtein

33 gFat

43 gCarbs

Counts 13 of 17 ingredients. The other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 13 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Sesame	1 tbsp (14g)	120
Peanut Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Tofu	100g firm	76
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Shiitake	1/2 cup (73g)	34
Bell Pepper	1 medium (119g)	31
Mushroom	1/2 cup sliced (35g)	15
Soy Sauce	1 tbsp (15ml)	9
Spinach	1 cup raw (30g)	7
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
Ginger	1 tsp grated fresh (2g)	2
Water	not in our table	0
Black Sesame Seed	not in our table	0
Sauce	not in our table	0
Arrowroot	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 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.

Sesame + shiitaketop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together142 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
Tofu + sesametop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together250 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Garlic + shiitaketop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together292 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Tofu + shiitaketop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together58 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Shiitake + mushroomtop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together552 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

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