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Maharajah's Ginger Ice Cream

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Why it works: Sugar and syrup match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,842 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Maharajah's Ginger Ice Cream

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Mint sprigs Combine cream half and half sugar and salt in heavy medium saucepan.

  2. Bring to simmer stirring until sugar dissolves about 8 minutes.

  3. Whisk yolks in medium bowl to blend. Gradually whisk cream mixture into yolks.

  4. Return to saucepan.

  5. Stir over medium heat until custard thickens and leaves path on back of spoon when finger is drawn across about 4 minutes; do not boil.

  6. Strain custard into large bowl.

  7. Cool to room temperature.

  8. Stir stem ginger syrup and vanilla into custard.

  9. Cover and refrigerate until well chilled or overnight.

  10. Process custard mixture in ice cream maker according to manufacturer's instructions.

  11. Freeze in covered container.

  12. Scoop ice cream into bowls.

  13. Garnish with mint sprigs and serve.

  14. Category:Chadian Recipes

  15. Category:Chadian Desserts

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

192Calories
7 gProtein
11 gFat
14 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Syrupnot 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.

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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. Sugar + syruptop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,842 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Sugar + vanillatop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together35,032 recipes

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

  3. Cream + sugartop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together43,450 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).

  4. Cream + syruptop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,964 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Syrup + vanillatop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,855 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

Sugar and vanilla barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 35,032 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 (cream, sugar, egg, syrup, vanilla):

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Nutmegfits better
  3. Peppermintfits about as well
  4. Gingerthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cream, sugar, egg, syrup, vanilla. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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