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Ginger Beer & Tangerine Glazed Ham

This warming ginger beer-spiced ham is great for Christmas entertaining as it's simple to prepare ahead of time

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Ginger Beer & Tangerine Glazed Ham

Why it works: Star anise and clove match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 206 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Ginger Beer & Tangerine Glazed Ham

Serves 8
Prep20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

283Calories
2 gProtein
14 gFat
33 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 9 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Vegetable1 tbsp (14g)120
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Beer1/4 cup (60ml) for cooking43
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Tangerinenot in our table0
Star Anisenot 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 bbcgoodfood. 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. Star anise + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together206 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Ginger + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,038 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  3. Star anise + gingertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together229 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  4. Onion + mustardtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,259 recipes

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

  5. Star anise + mustardtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together58 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the tangerine

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (onion, star anise, ginger, beer, honey, mustard, clove):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Cherryfits better
  3. Orangefits better
  4. Tangerinethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against onion, star anise, ginger, beer, honey, mustard, clove. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.