Ham

[Whistlin'Dixie]

So I am cutting up the last of my Holiday ham, I have at least a 2 quart casserole full of big and little slices, so that's good. I will probably just heat it and serve it tonight, as-is.

Does anyone have a really really good recipe using the hambone, though?


There is a lot of nice meat still clinging to it, and I'm not going to hack it all off. The meat's so flavorful, and I would just like to be able to create something good and yummy from what's left...

M

[Wanderer]

http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1648,157 ... 04,00.html

Bean soup with ham bone and vegetables

[scheky]

It makes a good stock for Split Pea soup. I also make a good black bean soup with it.

[rebl_rn]

Here's another bean soup recipe that's really good

Superb Ham And Bean Soup

1 meaty ham bone and scraps of leftover ham
1 16 oz can pinto beans
1 16 oz can black beans
1 16 oz can black-eyed peas
1 16 oz can great northern beans, or navy beans
1 16 oz can red kidney beans
1 16 oz can lentil soup
6 quarts water
2 medium onions, coarsely chopped
1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
2 cloves garlic, minced
juice of one lemon
1 pinch ginger
2 stalks celery, split lengthwise
1/2 pound ditalini, cooked
salt and pepper, to taste


Place ham bone, meat scraps, celery stalks, minced garlic, ginger and chopped onions in a large stockpot. Add 6 quarts of water. Place the lid on pot slightly off center to allow steam to escape. Boil on medium-high heat for 3 hours, adding enough water to replace what boiled off every 1/2 hour.

Remove ham bone, onion, and celery stalks. Take meat off the bone, cutting it into small bits, discarding fat. Put meat back into pot. Drain liquid from the cans of beans and add beans to pot. Add the lentil soup, crushed tomatoes, and lemon juice.

Reduce heat to medium.

Cook pasta in a separate pot according to package directions, until just tender. Drain and add pasta to soup pot. Continue to cook on medium heat for 1/2 hour. Add salt and pepper to taste.

[mutepointe]

Just give it to the dog. At least until the bone is gone, you'll have a moment's peace.

[izzarina]

Just give it to the dog. At least until the bone is gone, you'll have a moment's peace.

Hmm...I wonder if it works the same way with kids....

[Denny]

Just give it to the dog. At least until the bone is gone, you'll have a moment's peace.

Hmm...I wonder if it works the same way with kids....

I think that there is an underlying one dog, one bone presupposition....

[mutepointe]

for the kids, all you have to do is pull out the dust rag and wax and ask who wants to help.

[FJohnSharp]

Just give it to the dog. At least until the bone is gone, you'll have a moment's peace.

Until he swallows it and you have to take him to the vet for an emergency fee on New Year's Day. I bet Doc Jones loves to get called out on a holiday. Especially when they wait and watch him all day and when he finally seems sick enough--around 11 pm--they call.

[mutepointe]

Could you please suggest a 12-step site-based treatment program for my dog? I really don't want to be there when she goes through withdrawl.

[MagicSailor]

Hi

Could you please suggest a 12-step site-based treatment program for my dog? I really don't want to be there when she goes through withdrawl.

Never mind the dog, what happened to the bear???
This thing (whatever it is) is not nearly annoying enough! What about our withdrawal symptoms?

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[WyoBadger]

Rocky loves it when I get an elk or deer in the fall, since I butcher my own meat and he gets the bones and scraps. It's always hard for him to go back to dogfood after eating the good stuff for a week or two.

[anniemcu]

We give it to the 100 mutt as his present.

[Lambchop]

Oooooh! Look at this! An entire thread devoted to . . . Babe! Mmmmmm!

Lentil soup is quite tasty when done with ham. Brown onion in olive oil until soft, toss in celery and brown lightly, carrots, ham bone, a package or two of those brown lentils, enough water to cover . . . gradually add water later as you need to replace and increase volume.

[beowulf573]

Hmmm, another vote for bean soup. I'll be making a pot up in the next day or so. We'll put it in the slow cooker all day with a bag of various beans (you can buy it as 12 or 20 bean soup) and a few veggies. Yum.

If you have any chunk ham left one of my favorite dishes is a potato, ham, and cheese casserole. I haven't made that in while, I need to buy another ham.

My mom called this morning to get the ham recipe I've been using. Here it is in case you buy another ham.

1 ready-to-eat bone-in Ham (12 to 14 lbs)
Whole cloves
1/2 cup dark brown sugar (I usually use more)
3 cans (5 1/4 oz each) pinapple chunks with juice
1 cup bitter orange marmalade
1 cup bourbon

1. preheat oven to 350F
2. peel skin from ham and trim fat,leaving 1/4 inch layer. Score fat in
diamond pattern
3. insert cloves in cross point of each diamond
4. pat brown sugar all over ham
5. place in shallow baking ham and cook for 1/2 hr
6. while ham is baking, heat pinapples and juice and marmalade in saucepan.
Remove from heat and add bourbon
7. remove ham from oven and pour sauce over it
8. bake, basting frequently, for 1 1/2 hrs
9. remove from oven and transfer ham to serving platter. Transfer pinapple
chunks to a saucepan. skim fat from cooking juices and then add the defatted
juices to pinapple chunks. Reheat and serve in bowl or gravy bowl.


My only problem with ham is having to carve it up. For every two pieces I put on the platter one goes in my mouth. By the time dinner is ready I'm already full from munching on ham.