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Maple-mustard Pulled Pork

Coat your pork shoulder with a sweet mustard glaze then slow-roast for soft, tender meat that just falls apart

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Maple-mustard Pulled Pork

Why it works: Pork and mustard are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,445 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Maple-mustard Pulled Pork

SERVES 6 with leftovers
Prep15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

346Calories
27 gProtein
14 gFat
26 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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. Pork + mustardtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,445 recipes

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

  2. Pork + maple syruptop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together269 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  3. Sugar + maple syruptop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,252 recipes

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

  4. Maple syrup + mustardtop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together177 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Sugar + mustardtop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,424 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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

Swap the mustard

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, pork, maple syrup):

  1. Sweet potatofits about as well
  2. Capsicumfits about as well
  3. Mustardthe original
  4. Potatofits about as well

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