Name: Tofu and Broccoli Pad See Ew Recipe
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 (14-ounce) package dried wide rice noodles; 14 ounces firm tofu, drained and cut into large dice; 2/3 cup soy sauce; 1/2 cup water; 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar; 1 pound broccoli, sliced on the bias into 1-inch-long pieces; 1/4 cup vegetable oil; 6 medium garlic cloves, sliced paper thin; 1 large eggs

Why it works: Broccoli and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,072 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Tofu and Broccoli Pad See Ew Recipe

4 to 6 servings

Ingredients

1 (14-ounce) package dried wide rice noodles
14 ounces firm tofu, drained and cut into large dice
2/3 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
1 pound broccoli, sliced on the bias into 1-inch-long pieces
1/4 cup vegetable oil
6 medium garlic cloves, sliced paper thin
1 large eggs

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

596Calories

23 gProtein

25 gFat

73 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Rice	1 cup cooked (158g) white	206
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Tofu	100g firm	76
Broccoli	1 cup chopped (156g)	55
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Soy Sauce	1 tbsp (15ml)	9
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Water	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.

By chow. 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.

Broccoli + garlictop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,072 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Rice + broccolitop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together684 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Tofu + broccolitop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together103 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Tofu + garlictop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together604 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Rice + tofutop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together220 recipes

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

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, tofu, sauce, sugar, broccoli, garlic, egg):

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Fit is the average pairing score against rice, tofu, sauce, sugar, broccoli, garlic, egg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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