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Homemade Beer Mustard

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By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Homemade Beer Mustard

Why it works: Beer and cider work together. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 55 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓

Homemade Beer Mustard

Makes 4 x 250g/9oz jars

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

125Calories
1 gProtein
1 gFat
22 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 9 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Beer1/4 cup (60ml) for cooking43
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Seednot in our table0
Cidernot in our table0
Macenot 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 bbcfood. 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. Beer + cidertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together55 recipes

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

  2. Mustard + beertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together314 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  3. Cider + honeytop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together256 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl decanoate (grape, waxy).

  4. Mustard + cidertop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,414 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Beer + honeytop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity).

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

Swap the mace

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mustard, beer, cider, honey):

  1. Thymefits better
  2. Gingerfits better
  3. Cinnamonfits better
  4. Macethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against mustard, beer, cider, honey. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.