Easy Citrus-topped Ham

Name: Easy Citrus-topped Ham
Ingredients: 1 3-4 lb. precooked (not canned) boneless ham; 1 orange, thinly sliced; 1 lemon, thinly sliced; 1/2 cup dark brown sugar; 1 12-ounce can lemon-lime soda pop; 3 pieces of candied ginger; 2 cloves; Directions; Place ham in bottom of large crock pot.� Arrange the sliced citrus alternately over the top of the ham.� Next, sprinkle the brown sugar over the citrus� and ham.� Pour a little of the canned soda over the brown sugar, and then pour the rest of the soda in the bottom of the crock pot.� Place the cand; __NOTOC__; Category:Directions

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Easy Citrus-topped Ham

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

374Calories

29 gProtein

15 gFat

33 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Pork	100g cooked	242
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Clove	1 tsp ground (2g)	7
Ginger	1 tsp grated fresh (2g)	2
Citrus	not in our table	0

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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.

Ginger + clovetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together6,038 recipes

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

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,289 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Orange + lemontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together10,634 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Lime + gingertop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,621 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Orange + limetop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together937 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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