Pancakes with Wild Rice, Tofu, and Mushrooms

Name: Pancakes with Wild Rice, Tofu, and Mushrooms
Ingredients: 100g / 3.5 oz wild rice; 150g / 5oz firm tofu; 350g / 12 oz mushrooms (any variety - try a mixture of button and enoki); 6 eggs; 750ml / 24 fl oz milk (3 Australian cups); Oils; 125g butter; An additional 60g of butter (or spray oil); 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons oil for frying (eg sunflower or canola oil); 185g / 6oz plain (general purpose) flour (1.5 Australian cups); 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 2 tablespoons kecap manis; 2 tablespoons fresh chopped coriander; 1 fresh ginger stem; 1 fresh red chili; 2 spring onions; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 tablespoon lime juice; 2 cloves garlic; 1 teaspoon sesame seeds

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Pancakes with Wild Rice, Tofu, and Mushrooms

Ingredients

Directions

Cook the wild rice according to the pack instructions (for example, it may require simmering for 45 minutes).
Beat the 6 eggs.
Melt the 125g butter - and leave to cool.
Grate 2 tablespoons of the ginger .
Chop the coriander.
Chop the mushrooms.
Finely chop the red chili.
Finely chop the spring onions.
Cut the tofu into 1cm (1/2 inch) cubes.
Crush the 2 cloves of garlic.
Sift the flour together with the baking powder.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1523Calories

52 gProtein

73 gFat

171 gCarbs

Counts 16 of 17 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 16 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Wild Rice	1 cup cooked (164g)	166
Sunflower	1 oz (28g) hulled	165
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Sesame	1 tbsp (14g)	120
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Tofu	100g firm	76
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Mushroom	1/2 cup sliced (35g)	15
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Soy Sauce	1 tbsp (15ml)	9
Chili	1 tsp (2.7g)	8
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Ginger	1 tsp grated fresh (2g)	2
Coriander	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.

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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.

Olive + sunflowertop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together698 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Wild rice + sunflowertop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together10 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Mushroom + olivetop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,571 recipes

Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
Milk + buttertop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Mushroom + buttertop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together12,525 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).