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Maple Soy Ginger Sauce

A wonderfully flavorful sauce. Just a little goes a long way!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Maple Soy Ginger Sauce

Why it works: Ginger and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,800 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Maple Soy Ginger Sauce

Serves 4
Prep3 min
Cook6 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

69Calories
1 gProtein
0 gFat
16 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2

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. Ginger + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,800 recipes

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

  2. Maple syrup + gingertop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together254 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Ginger + saucetop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,409 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Sauce + peppertop 27% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together15,303 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Maple syrup + peppertop 33% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together374 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

Sauce and pepper barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 15,303 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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 (maple syrup, sauce, pepper):

  1. Gingerthe original
  2. Thymefits about as well
  3. Nutmegfits less well
  4. Clovefits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against maple syrup, sauce, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.