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Leftover Ham and Vegetable Medley

"Ham combined with tasty vegetables. Serve with cooked white rice. A great recipe to use up that leftover ham from the holidays."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 13 ingredients
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Leftover Ham and Vegetable Medley

Why it works: Green beans and peas share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 54 recipes. Both carry 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells green bell pepper, earthy. The science ↓

Leftover Ham and Vegetable Medley

4 servings
Prep45 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1182Calories
60 gProtein
36 gFat
153 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Pork100g cooked242
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Pea1/2 cup (72g)62
Broccoli1 cup chopped (156g)55
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Green Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Red Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Waternot 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. Green beans + peastop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together54 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

  2. Carrot + peppertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,555 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Carrot + broccolitop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,442 recipes

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

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

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Carrot + oniontop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together21,601 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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 (carrot, green beans, peas, broccoli, pepper, ham, egg):

  1. Asparagusfits better
  2. Cauliflowerfits better
  3. Spinachfits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against carrot, green beans, peas, broccoli, pepper, ham, egg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.