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Shaved Brussels Sprouts and Soba Noodles with Ginger-Honey Sauce

Brussels Sprouts and Soba Noodles with Ginger-Honey Sauce   Save Print Prep time 5 mins Cook time 10

By naturallyella · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Shaved Brussels Sprouts and Soba Noodles with Ginger-Honey Sauce

Why it works: Ginger and sesame are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,531 recipes. Both carry nonanal, which smells fat, citrus. The science ↓

Shaved Brussels Sprouts and Soba Noodles with Ginger-Honey Sauce

Serves 2
Prep5 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

602Calories
8 gProtein
28 gFat
76 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Brussels Sprout1 cup (156g)56
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Shallot1 tbsp minced (10g)7
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By naturallyella. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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 + sesametop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,531 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  2. Olive + sesametop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,111 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  3. Shallot + sesametop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together77 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  4. Shallot + gingertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together565 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Shallot + olivetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,659 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

Swap the brussels sprouts

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (shallot, olive, ginger, sesame, rice wine, vinegar, honey):

  1. Welsh onionfits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Mustardfits better
  4. Brussels sproutsthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against shallot, olive, ginger, sesame, rice wine, vinegar, honey. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.