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Maple & Mustard Glazed Ham

Gordon Ramsay’s succulent maple-glazed ham is perfect for a Boxing Day feast

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Maple & Mustard Glazed Ham

Why it works: Cinnamon and clove match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,189 recipes. Both carry ethyl cinnamate, which smells sweet, balsamic. The science ↓

Maple & Mustard Glazed Ham

Serves 8 - 10
Prep30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

79Calories
1 gProtein
1 gFat
19 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Bay Leaf1 leaf (0.6g)2
Coriandernot in our table0
Seednot 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. Cinnamon + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,189 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  2. Cinnamon + coriandertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,635 recipes

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

  3. Cinnamon + mustardtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,581 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Coriander + clovetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,221 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Clove + mustardtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,829 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyleugenol (clove, spice).

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

Swap the coriander

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cinnamon, clove, maple syrup, mustard, sauce):

  1. Allspicefits better
  2. Nutmegfits better
  3. Gingerfits better
  4. Corianderthe original

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