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Pan Scrambled Eggs with Firm Tofu Recipe

Not much is better than simple scrambled eggs. We often try to make things fancy by using milk or cream or other things, but even simple eggs are delicious when...

By chow · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Why it works: Tofu and onion work together. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 729 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Pan Scrambled Eggs with Firm Tofu Recipe

1 to 2 servings

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

308Calories
16 gProtein
22 gFat
14 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Tofu100g firm76
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Cakenot 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 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.

  1. Tofu + oniontop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together729 recipes

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

  2. Onion + buttertop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together42,912 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Egg + buttertop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together118,967 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Tofu + buttertop 25% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together116 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  5. Tofu + eggtop 26% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together214 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

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

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tofu, egg, butter):

  1. Welsh onionfits better
  2. Chivefits better
  3. Asparagusfits better
  4. Onionthe original

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