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Paul's Favorite Stir Fry Recipe

My son, Paul, really likes this version!

By chow · From Open Recipes · 14 ingredients
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Why it works: Tofu and sesame match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 250 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Paul's Favorite Stir Fry Recipe

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Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

830Calories
32 gProtein
33 gFat
112 gCarbs

Counts 15 of 17 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 15 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Tahini1 tbsp (15g)89
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Tofu100g firm76
Pea1/2 cup (72g)62
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Sesame Seed1 tbsp (9g)52
Asparagus6 spears (90g)27
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Mushrooms1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Waternot 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 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 + sesametop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together250 recipes

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

  2. Clove + gingertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,038 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  3. Rice + sesametop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together984 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  4. Sesame + gingertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,531 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  5. Sesame + garlictop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,000 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

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

Swap the pineapple

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

  1. Limefits better
  2. Avocadofits better
  3. Coconutfits better
  4. Pineapplethe original

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