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Orange Bitters Recipe

Orange bitters add a hint of citrus flavor and round out any cocktail. Enjoy this homemade version in your next Elder Fashion.What to buy: We used Everclear...

By chow · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Orange Bitters Recipe

Why it works: Coriander and cardamom match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 872 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Orange Bitters Recipe

2 1/4 cups

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

95Calories
2 gProtein
0 gFat
23 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 5 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Fennel1/2 bulb (87g)27
Cardamom1 tsp ground (2g)6
Seednot in our table0
Coriandernot 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.

By chow. 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. Coriander + cardamomtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together872 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Fennel + cardamomtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together140 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Fennel + coriandertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together426 recipes

    Shared aroma: myristicin (spice, warm).

  4. Orange + cardamomtop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together228 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Orange + fenneltop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together201 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the orange

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (fennel, coriander, cardamom):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Lemonfits better
  3. Orangethe original
  4. Coconutfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against fennel, coriander, cardamom. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.