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Triple-Play Babyback Ribs

A combination of cooking methods (braising, slow cooking and baking) makes this rib recipe easy and delicious. With very little “hands on” time, these ribs turn out juicy and perfectly done.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Triple-Play Babyback Ribs

Why it works: Ketchup and sauce match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,099 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Triple-Play Babyback Ribs

Serves 4
Prep20 min
Cook6 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

162Calories
3 gProtein
0 gFat
39 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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

By tastykitchen. 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. Ketchup + saucetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,099 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Vinegar + mustardtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,067 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  3. Ketchup + sugartop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together260 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Ginger + mustardtop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,456 recipes

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

  5. Vinegar + honeytop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,586 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

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

Swap the ginger

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (ketchup, sugar, white wine, vinegar, honey, sauce, mustard):

  1. Tarragonfits better
  2. Capersfits better
  3. Allspicefits about as well
  4. Gingerthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against ketchup, sugar, white wine, vinegar, honey, sauce, mustard. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.