Easter- Ham? Lamb? Spam?
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Comments (22)Yes, the Costco ham is salty. All cured ham is salty. Different processes are used for different 'cures'. (many methods) (-I appear to be invisible. I posted above how to desalt a ham.) Some are lest sensitive to the salt, some love it. The sugar coating mixes balance the salt making it appear less salty but that does not remove it, just masks it. Directions will be on your package of spiral ham. From a company in Quebec(lafleur) that has been in the ham business for over a 100yrs has this on their web page... "Before cooking Since ham is often salty, it's best to desalt it before cooking or, for cooked ham, before eating. Desalting ham In a large saucepan, cover the ham with water. Bring to a boil. Let stand for 20 minutes, then drain. If the ham is very salty, repeat the process." -another recommended method, if your ham came out to salty, especially for left-over slices for breakfast, is to put slices in a zip-lock with with some milk and soak a few hours or over-night. Milk will draw out some of the salts. (-i use that method for desalting the final rinse of salt fish.) The Cooks bone-in sounds delish and bone-in is preferred in our home. Less likely to dry out. DH loves it but tends to over-eat so we do a leg of lamb. His choice....See MoreHam appetizer cross post
Comments (5)These are the kind of pinwheels I have made. Sometimes with various ingredients depending on what I have available. Easy and good. Also good are roll ups, a flour tortilla spread with some type of cheese spread or cream cheese, layer on top sliced ham, sliced cheese, some people put pickles and olives. Then roll up the tortilla and slice it into rounds. Pinwheels...See MoreDouble cross post! Ham appetizer?
Comments (6)This aren't my favorite appetizer but a bit different and tasty. Ham Balls (Sunset) 2 C. (9 oz.) ham pieces 16 oz. can well-drained sauerkraut 3 Tbsp. margarine 1 med. onion, minced 6 Tbsp. flour 1 egg 1/2 tsp. each Worcestershire & dry mustard 1 Tbsp. chopped parsley Grind ham and sauerkraut together; set aside. Saute onion in margarine 5 min. Stir in flour, allowing thick roux to form - about 3 min.; cool slightly. In lg. bowl, whisk egg, Worcestershire, mustard & parsley. Blend in cooled roux mixture. Stir in ham-sauerkraut mixture; chill. Form bite-sized balls, dip in batter & fry in 2" oil. Freeze or serve. [Frozen ham balls --- reheat at 400 degrees 15 min.] Batter 1 1/3 C. flour 1/2 tsp. paprika 1 C. water needs 1/2 tsp. Lawry's seasoning salt Beat smooth. I find it too thick and blend. 3 more Tbsp. water plus 1/2 tsp. Lawry's seasoned salt helped. The paprika gives a wonderful color to the batter but I sometimes omit the batter and freeze the ham balls. I think they could use a dipping sauce....See MoreWhat does your Easter menu look like so far?
Comments (26)We had our dinner today. The ham was the best part, Elery smoked it about 10 hours, after 36 hours in brine, then half was served with a pineapple sauce and half without. We had baked beans, broccoli/cauliflower salad, green beans with bacon, whole wheat/butternut squash rolls, and Nancync's gluten free brioche, which came out very well: The coconut cake was decorated with Peeps and filled with coconut cream, then frosted with a coconut/cream cheese frosting: The kids were busy eating the chocolate that they found inside the Easter eggs, so they didn't want any other dessert. We got out the special Easter deviled egg plate and Mother's old Easter tablecloth from the 50s, we use it every year. We also had blueberry crisp and chocolate cream pie, but no one ate dessert except the Princess, who had this piece of cake. Everyone else ate too much ham! The only fail, and there's always one, were those blasted potatoes. Even though I don't like cheese and the Princess doesn't like sauced anything, I made au gratin. Found a recipe that called for heavy cream, gouda cheese, butter, garlic. Gotta be good, right? Two hours at 350 and the potatoes were still hard. Cranked the oven up to 450 for half an hour, still hard. Put them in the microwave for 15 minutes, the microwave overheated and died and those potatoes were still hard. We gave up on the potatoes, even with $15 worth of gouda and cream, and ate everything else. The girls split up the potatoes and took them home, they are going to try to cook them some more. Ugh, I didn't even want to look at them again and was going to compost them, but the girls couldn't pass up all that cheese, LOL. And so Elery and I took a trip into town and bought a new microwave after everyone went home. Annie...See More- 10 years ago
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