Pleas, tell me what to do with this ham.
After my baby was born, my husband's aunt gave us a bunch of meat from her farm/ranch/backyard. I'm down to lamb stew meat, a round roast, and a ham.
The hunk of ham she gave us looks like it's a few slices from a regular cured ham. So it's short, but big, if that makes any sense whatsoever.
I have found plenty of recipes for leftover ham, but few instructions on what to do with the ham itself. Apparently, it doesn't really need to be cooked, just warmed.
Help?
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9 Comments:
luck you! thats awesome
Here's some ideas:
- diced in potato/macaroni salads
- lentil or pea soup
- Rice noodle soup
- crouquettes
- pizza rolls with pinapple
I also find that a cured ham pairs really well with camembert if you feel like gtting creative :) let us know what you make!
hungrychristel at 5:13PM on 10/21/09
Ham croquettes are wonderful! I think they make a great lunch.
gingercookiewithlime at 7:04PM on 10/21/09
Dice it into quarter pound pieces and use it as a flavoring in pea soup, a pot of any sort of dried beans. Golly I have so many ideas but I'm so excited by your gift that I can't even think straight right now. You can also use a good piece (depending of you and your hubby's appetite) as a meat to go with snap beans, snow peas, yams or use your own ideas.
ghc630 at 9:43PM on 10/21/09
I often get hams to cook instead of buying sliced from a deli. A great use for leftover ham pieces is in a breakfast casserole (that we also like for lunch!). My way uses up older/dry bread, too, as I make our own each week.
Chop bread into cubes/tear into bite-sized pieces. Chop ham and scatter amongst bread in a greased baking pan. Add diced onion, green pepper (small dice), garlic powder, dry mustard, tarragon or thyme. Beat some eggs, add milk/soy milk (not vanilla!), cracked black pepper - pour milk mixture over bread and ham. Let soak/stand for at least 45 minutes. Bake in 350 oven for about an hour, sprinkling cheese on top for last 20 minutes, if you like. EASY crowd-pleaser; also great at tailgates!
anthgirl at 11:41PM on 10/21/09
My favorite-ham salad. Chop up ham rather small chop, likewise with some onions, add mayo and lotsa fresh ground black pepper and a touch of mustard if you like. Stir and enjoy, or better yet, let it chill overnight and the flavors have chance to mingle.
dmcavanagh at 6:25AM on 10/22/09
You could dice it and add it to split pea soup.
yayfood at 3:23PM on 10/22/09
Oh! Also, I made a lovely salad once out of diced ham and diced fennel. It was really good. I think I tossed it with mayo or olive oil
yayfood at 3:23PM on 10/22/09
My family has two great (but kind of bizarre) ham recipes:
Ham through the chopper: which is, essentially exactly what it sounds like. Cubed ham, pulsed through a blender or processor until its teensy, mixed with blended/chopped onion and green pepper, a dollop of mayo and a tangy, spicy mustard, and some pepper. Spread it on sandwiches, bagels, crackers, whatever. It's great with more mustard slathered on.
Ham and rice: again, it's exactly what it sounds like. Melt half a stick or more of butter (don't use margarine, it's just not the same!) and warm cubed ham for 5-10 mins -- the butter and ham each take each other's flavors. Mix with 2-3 cups of fluffy white rice and melt the other half of the stick of butter in to taste. I think we like it because of the salty ham mixed with the butter, but, it's nice and simple and cheap!
ec_washington at 5:16PM on 10/22/09
Does your aunt-in-law give lessons on the proper way to visit a new mother? Jeez, every time one of my sons was born and my mom and sisters would visit, I'd end up doing the cooking. I gotta find a new set of relatives.
If the ham is salty, soak it for a couple of hours in a stock pot or a sink full of cool water with a quarter-cup of sugar. Drain it, pat it dry, and bake in a slow (300-325 degrees) oven until it's heated through. There's all kids of recipes all over the place for sweet or savory glazes, decorating with cloves, pineapple rings and cherries, but I like my ham plain so that whatever I make with the leftovers doesn't taste like cloves (I learned this the hard way--navy bean soup and cloves aren't a good combination).
After you've eaten the roasted ham, do what everyone above said. And add scalloped hamd and potatoes to the list.
betteirene at 9:18PM on 10/24/09