Name: Tofu and Broccolini Pad See Ew Recipe
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 (14-ounce) package dried wide rice noodles; 14 ounces extra firm tofu, drained and cut into large dice; 4 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tablespoons Thai dark sweet soy sauce (like Health Boy or Dragonfly brand); 1 pound broccolini, sliced on the bias into 1-inch-long pieces; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 6 medium garlic cloves, sliced paper thin; 2 large eggs

Why it works: Tofu and garlic work together. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 604 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Tofu and Broccolini Pad See Ew Recipe

4 to 6 servings

Ingredients

1 (14-ounce) package dried wide rice noodles
14 ounces extra firm tofu, drained and cut into large dice
4 tbsp soy sauce
2 tablespoons Thai dark sweet soy sauce (like Health Boy or Dragonfly brand)
1 pound broccolini, sliced on the bias into 1-inch-long pieces
3 tbsp vegetable oil
6 medium garlic cloves, sliced paper thin
2 large eggs

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

492Calories

20 gProtein

24 gFat

50 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 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
Soy Sauce	1 tbsp (15ml)	9
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4

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.

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).
Garlic + clovetop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together11,368 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Rice + garlictop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,358 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Rice + clovetop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,982 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

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, garlic, egg):

Turmericfits better
Capersfits better
Cuminfits better
Clovethe original

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

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