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Better-Than-Takeout Thai Stir-Fry

"This is a really easy recipe for stir-fry and a quick way to cook up some vegetables. This recipe uses fresh broccoli and pre-packaged chicken to make it easier."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Better-Than-Takeout Thai Stir-Fry

Why it works: Chicken and mushroom are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,172 recipes. Both carry 1-butyl acetate, which smells fruity, banana. The science ↓

Better-Than-Takeout Thai Stir-Fry

4 servings
Prep15 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

457Calories
47 gProtein
19 gFat
30 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 10 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Peanut1 oz (28g)161
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Mushrooms1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Beannot in our table0
Meatnot in our table0
Toasted Sesame Seednot 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 allrecipes. 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. Chicken + mushroomtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,172 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-butyl acetate (fruity, banana).

  2. Onion + broccolitop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,294 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Mushroom + buttertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together12,525 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  4. Broccoli + peanuttop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together166 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

  5. Chicken + peanuttop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together541 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

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

Swap the broccoli

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, mushroom, onion, sauce, peanut, butter, pepper):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Potatofits better
  3. Tomatofits better
  4. Broccolithe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, mushroom, onion, sauce, peanut, butter, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.