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Alsatian Pie

A tofu and onion pie baked in puff pastry.

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Why it works: Soy milk and tofu share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 47 recipes. Both carry 2,4-nonadienal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Alsatian Pie

Oven350 °F (175 °C)
Time30–40 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Preheat oven to 350 °F (175 °C).

  2. Sauté onions in oil, with salt, until translucent and mostly soft.

  3. Dress a 10" (24 cm) springform with the puff pastry.

  4. Bake in the oven for 5 minutes.

Make the filling

  1. Blend the soy milk, silken tofu, pepper, basil and soy sauce until smooth.

  2. Then combine the onions, the soy milk mixture, chives and the couscous.

  3. Pour into the springform.

Bake

  1. Bake for 30–40 minutes.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

539Calories
27 gProtein
14 gFat
80 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Couscous1 cup cooked (157g)176
Soy Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Corn Oil1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Tofu100g firm76
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Chive1 tbsp (3g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Pastrynot 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. Soy milk + tofutop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together47 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  2. Onion + chivetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,907 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Pepper + basiltop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,294 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  4. Corn + basiltop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together263 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Basil + chivetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together389 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

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

What each ingredient does

Silken tofu
Blends into a smooth, creamy base that sets as the pie bakes.
Soy milk
Forms the liquid base of the custard that bakes and sets.
Onions
Provide sweetness and savory bulk once softened in oil.
Couscous
Absorbs liquid from the custard, helping it thicken and hold its shape.
Puff pastry
Forms the crisp, flaky crust that holds the filling.

The step that matters

Sautéing the onions until mostly soft. Raw onions release water and stay sharp while baking; cooking them down first drives off moisture and develops sweetness, so the filling sets firmly rather than becoming watery.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (corn, soy milk, tofu, pepper, basil, sauce, chive):

  1. Welsh onionfits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against corn, soy milk, tofu, pepper, basil, sauce, chive. 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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