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Ham Baked with Cider

A ham baked with apple cider and apples.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Why it works: Apple and cider are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,238 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓

Ham Baked with Cider

Ingredients

Directions

The book gives no oven temperature. The 350°F (175°C) in the steps was added when the recipe was transcribed, as a starting point. The book gives no cooking times either; the times in the steps were added in transcription, so check for doneness rather than trusting the clock.

Prepare

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).

  2. Place the ham in a roasting pan.

  3. Core and slice the apples, then arrange them around the ham.

  4. Pour the apple cider over the ham and apples.

Bake and serve

  1. Bake for 1.5 to 2 hours, basting occasionally with the cider.

  2. Let the ham rest for 10 minutes before slicing.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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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. Apple + cidertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,238 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  2. Ham + appletop 23% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together108 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  3. Ham + cidertop 27% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together83 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

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

What each ingredient does

Ham
Is the main cut of meat, cooked gently in the oven until heated through and tender.
Apple cider
Adds moisture and sweetness, and its liquid helps keep the ham from drying out during baking.
Red apples
Release sugars and moisture as they cook, adding sweetness and a fruity aroma to the pan juices.

The step that matters

Basting occasionally with the cider. Basting keeps the surface moist and helps build flavour in the pan juices. Opening the oven repeatedly lets heat escape, so baste quickly and keep the door closed otherwise.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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