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Tofu Vegetable Soup

A vegetable soup with tofu, turnip, carrots, bell pepper, potatoes, celery, onion, cabbage, and vegetable broth.

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Why it works: Carrot and celery match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10,173 recipes. Both carry myristicin, which smells spice, warm. The science ↓

Tofu Vegetable Soup

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Add broth, turnip, carrots, pepper, potatoes, celery and onion.

  2. Cook until the vegetables are tender.

  3. Add the cabbage and the tofu when the vegetables reach the tender stage.

  4. Cook until the cabbage is done.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

558Calories
20 gProtein
20 gFat
83 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Vegetable1 tbsp (14g)120
Tofu100g firm76
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Turnip1 medium (122g)34
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
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.

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

Explore the science

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. Carrot + celerytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together10,173 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  2. Turnip + carrottop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together8,002 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Turnip + cabbagetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together897 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Turnip + celerytop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,418 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,023 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

What each ingredient does

Extra firm tofu
Adds protein-rich body and holds its shape in the simmering broth.
Potatoes
Release starch as they cook, thickening the broth slightly and giving body to the soup.
Carrots
Add natural sweetness and firm texture that holds up during long simmering.
Cabbage
Softens as it simmers, adding mild sweetness and substance to the soup.
Onion
Builds savory aroma and a sweet base flavor as it softens in the broth.

The step that matters

Adding the cabbage and tofu. Add them only once the root vegetables are tender. Cabbage cooks quickly and turns mushy and sulfurous if overcooked, while tofu is already cooked and only needs heating through.

Swap the cabbage

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (turnip, carrot, pepper, potato, celery, onion, tofu):

  1. Leekfits better
  2. Spinachfits better
  3. Broccolifits better
  4. Cabbagethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against turnip, carrot, pepper, potato, celery, onion, tofu. 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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