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Rice Noodle Bowls with Cashew Sauce and Seared TomatoesRice Noodle Bowls with Cashew Sauce and Seared Tomatoes

By biggirlssmallkitchen · From Open Recipes · 16 ingredients
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Why it works: Ginger and clove match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,038 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Rice Noodle Bowls with Cashew Sauce and Seared TomatoesRice Noodle Bowls with Cashew Sauce and Seared Tomatoes

Serves 2, with leftovers

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

768Calories
14 gProtein
41 gFat
92 gCarbs

Counts 13 of 17 ingredients. The other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Cashew1 oz (28g / ~18 nuts)157
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Plum1 medium (66g)30
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Cayenne1 tsp (1.8g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Nutnot in our table0
Saucenot in our table0
Safflowernot in our table0
Toppingnot 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.

By biggirlssmallkitchen. 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 + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,038 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Garlic + tomatotop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,076 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Rice + safflowertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together22 recipes

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

  4. Tomato + plumtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,480 recipes

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

  5. Ginger + garlictop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together6,402 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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

Swap the safflower

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, sauce, ginger, clove, garlic, tomato, plum):

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Cuminfits better
  3. Corianderfits better
  4. Safflowerthe original

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