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Wasabi Tofu Soup

A soup of tofu, mushrooms, snow peas, cabbage, rice noodles, and wasabi-flavored broth.

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Why it works: Ginger and garlic are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,402 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Wasabi Tofu Soup

six dipping bowls
Timeapproximately twenty minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the tofu

  1. Freeze tofu overnight, then thaw.

  2. Squeeze out excess water.

  3. Cut tofu into 2 inch squares.

  4. Combine the dipping sauce ingredients.

  5. Divide into six dipping bowls.

Make the broth

  1. Heat oil in a small cooking pan.

  2. Sauté ginger and garlic until the garlic is brown.

  3. Place the ginger, garlic and remaining broth ingredients in a large pot.

  4. Bring to a rolling boil.

Simmer and serve

  1. Add the soup ingredients to the broth.

  2. Bring back to a boil.

  3. Reduce heat to medium low and cover.

  4. Simmer for approximately twenty minutes.

  5. Garnish with sesame oil and spring onions.

  6. Serve hot into serving bowls with dipping sauce.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

737Calories
25 gProtein
34 gFat
84 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
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Tofu100g firm76
Pea1/2 cup (72g)62
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Mushrooms1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot in our table0
Wasabinot in our table0
Soupnot in our table0
Saucenot 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.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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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. Ginger + garlictop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,402 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Garlic + mushroomtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,700 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Ginger + tofutop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together284 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  4. Garlic + wasabitop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together49 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Wine + mushroomtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,632 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-propylphenol (allspice, anise).

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

What each ingredient does

Frozen tofu
Freezing and thawing changes its texture, leaving it spongy and able to absorb the broth.
Soy sauce
Adds salty, savoury depth to the broth.
Wasabi paste
Adds sharp, pungent heat that gives the broth its characteristic kick.
Rice noodles
Absorb broth and add a soft, starchy body to the soup.
Mushrooms
Contribute earthy savoury flavour and a tender bite to the broth.

The step that matters

Sauté ginger and garlic until the garlic is brown. Garlic turns bitter when over-browned, while under-cooked garlic tastes raw. Browning gently builds aroma that flavours the whole broth, so watch it closely.

Swap the peas

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (ginger, garlic, wine, sauce, wasabi, tofu, mushroom):

  1. Sesamefits better
  2. Cashew nutfits better
  3. Beansfits better
  4. Peasthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against ginger, garlic, wine, sauce, wasabi, tofu, mushroom. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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