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Wonderland Ginger-Shiitake Cream Sauce

A creamy sauce made with soy milk, silken tofu, ginger, garlic, shiitake mushrooms, and soy sauce.

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Why it works: Ginger and clove match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,038 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Wonderland Ginger-Shiitake Cream Sauce

Timeabout 3 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the cream base

  1. Process soy milk and tofu together in a blender until smooth.

Make the sauce

  1. Add soymarg, green onions, cilantro, ginger and chopped garlic to skillet and saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

  2. Mix in mushrooms and soy sauce and simmer 30 seconds.

  3. Add the soy milk/tofu mixture and simmer about 3 minutes.

  4. Stir in lime juice.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

345Calories
23 gProtein
14 gFat
39 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Soy Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Tofu100g firm76
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Shiitake1/2 cup (73g)34
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1

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. Ginger + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,038 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Garlic + shiitaketop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together292 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  4. Onion + shiitaketop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together412 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Shiitake + mushroomtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together552 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Shiitake mushrooms
Provide meaty texture and savory depth as they soften and release their juices.
Silken tofu
Blended smooth, it gives the sauce a creamy body without dairy.
Soy milk
Adds liquid and richness that thickens gently as it simmers with the tofu.
Lime juice
Adds acidity that brightens the savory, rich flavors of the sauce.

The step that matters

Simmering the soy milk and tofu mixture. Soy milk and tofu can curdle or separate if boiled hard or for too long. Keep the heat gentle so the sauce stays smooth and creamy.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (onion, ginger, garlic, shiitake, mushroom, sauce, soy milk):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Turmericfits better
  3. Cuminfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against onion, ginger, garlic, shiitake, mushroom, sauce, soy milk. 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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