Name: Gingered Yam Puree
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 10 to 12 servings
Ingredients: 1/3 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 6 each shallots, sliced thin; 4 cloves garlic, sliced; 3 1/2 pounds Yams, ends trimmed, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch pieces; 4-6 ounces Fresh Ginger, peeled and sliced thin; ½ cup Maple Syrup; 1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus extra for seasoning to taste; 4 cups low sodium chicken stock; 1 cup water

Why it works: Clove and ginger match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,038 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Gingered Yam Puree

10 to 12 servings

Prep20 min

Cook30 min

Ingredients

1/3 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
6 each shallots, sliced thin
4 cloves garlic, sliced
3 1/2 pounds Yams, ends trimmed, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch pieces
4-6 ounces Fresh Ginger, peeled and sliced thin
½ cup Maple Syrup
1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus extra for seasoning to taste
4 cups low sodium chicken stock
1 cup water

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

386Calories

32 gProtein

17 gFat

25 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 9 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Maple Syrup	1 tbsp (20ml)	52
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Ginger	1 tsp grated fresh (2g)	2
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Yam	not in our table	0
Water	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By bunkycooks. 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.

Clove + gingertop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together6,038 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Shallot + yamtop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together4 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Olive + garlictop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together25,665 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
Shallot + garlictop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,000 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Shallot + clovetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,677 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (olive, shallot, garlic, yam, ginger, maple syrup, chicken):

Thymefits better
Cuminfits better
Turmericfits better
Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against olive, shallot, garlic, yam, ginger, maple syrup, chicken. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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