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If You Like Ham, What Is Your Favorite Way To Fix It?

ECBG — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 22:34:54 GMT

I really like (can't say love here) a ham sandwich on rye with swiss, lettuce and a little mayo and yellow mustard.

Ham for dinner? Uh, ok. I do prefer the spiral sliced brown sugar hams. DH keeps wanting the one with the glaze, pineapple, and cherries. It's ok, I guess. I could easily grill some pineapple on the side of mine for peace.

I started thinking, what do most people prefer? Ladies? Thanks!

Re: If You Like Ham, What Is Your Favorite Way To Fix It?

chickenbutt — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 22:38:06 GMT

When I initially do the ham I make a glaze and use that. Fortunately, the KC hams that I like just send a packet of their glaze, so it's not already on there.

For subsequent meals I like to make a grilled ham and cheese sandwich. Just like a grilled cheese (butter on outsides of bread, cheese in middle) but with a slice of ham inside also. I do it either with the melty slices (Kraft sharp cheddar variety) or with some nice Monterey Jack. The latter is probably my fav.

I also make split pea soup with the bone that still has a bunch of ham on it.

Otherwise - not much. Pretty boring. But that's cool. Years ago I made up a nice casserole but wouldn't ya know it, I forgot to write down my recipe so I never did that again. Too bad. It was really good, too.

Re: If You Like Ham, What Is Your Favorite Way To Fix It?

sunshine45 — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 22:39:55 GMT

my favorite way to eat it for breakfast is a couple of slices of ham, slightly seared on the stove, with two sunny side up eggs on the side, and a couple of slices of toast.

my favorite way to eat it for lunch is sliced paper thin, with either dijonnaise or a sweet/hot mustard, swiss or yellow american cheese, and on marble rye or a pumpernickel bagel.

my favorite way for dinner is a good, hearty ham and bean soup.

thanks @ECBG now i am craving ham. LOL

Re: If You Like Ham, What Is Your Favorite Way To Fix It?

DiAnne — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 22:41:04 GMT

Ham is not my favorite. If I have to serve it I always get a Honey Baked spiral ham. No cooking involved - just bring up to room temp. My favorite leftover is ham salad with pickle, celery, Dijon mustard and some mayo served as tea sandwiches or with crackers.

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dex — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 22:43:26 GMT

I like to buy a spiral ham and just heat it up...no sweet stuff on it.We eat it with horseradish.I always make scalloped potatoes as a side and any other vegetable will do,but preferably green beans.

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Mz iMac — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 22:51:14 GMT

Growing up, my mother always covered the ham w/cloves. Us kids called it small pox ham. The name stuck through the years. Very delicious because of the cloves tastes. The kitchen smelled of cloves also as the ham cooked. Very fond memories.

Fresh ham sammaches were very plain. Just yellow mustard & ham. That's it. Now, for me it's the same except I use the hot brown mustard.

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GCR18 — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 22:58:14 GMT

I like a ham sandwich. Bakery rolls, American cheese, mustard, with a side of home made potato salad.

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pupwhipped — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 23:01:20 GMT

My favorite way to fix it is to swing by the Honey Baked Ham store and pick one up. And that's what I will be doing tomorrow. My favorite way to serve it is to yank slices off the spiral sliced ham and shove them in my mouth. YUM!

Re: If You Like Ham, What Is Your Favorite Way To Fix It?

ECBG — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 23:05:12 GMT

@GCR18 wrote:
I like a ham sandwich. Bakery rolls, American cheese, mustard, with a side of home made potato salad.

@GCR18I'll bring some craft beer since I live in "Beer City"!

Re: If You Like Ham, What Is Your Favorite Way To Fix It?

JeanLouiseFinch — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 23:28:56 GMT

If we're having a crowd and making ham sandwiches, I prefer a plain spiral ham, warmed in the oven but not hot.

For a ham dinner, I'm a traditionalist and prefer to make it like my mom did - scored and dotted with cloves in the "X", then topped with a mixture of crushed pineapple, brown sugar, and a little dry mustard, and baked in the oven. DH likes salty ham more than sweet ham so more often than not I'll leave it plain, but now and then I've got to have it "my way".

I've tried using my Ninja 4-in-1 for my spiral ham and haven't been pleased with the results. It seems to dry the ham out too much so I've gone back to the oven.

Re: If You Like Ham, What Is Your Favorite Way To Fix It?

Tigriss — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 01:18:19 GMT

1. Rice cooked in the pan drippings of the ham.
2. Ham salad sandwiches or on crackers or stuffed in a deviled egg.
3. Grilled ham and gouda or other great cheese.
4. Ham and bean soup.
5. Ham and greens.
6. Ham fried rice with veg.
7. Lima beans cooked with ham served over rice.
8. Ham with breakfast.
9. Ham and grits.
10. Ham bone for soups or beans.
11. Ham, pinto beans, and rice.
12. Mac and cheese with ham in it.
We like ham. We get a smoked one, or fresh and smoke it ourselves. We have done coke basting or Dr. Pepper, but usually brown sugar and pineapple. I did do a baked fresh ham with a bourbon sauce that was really good! I guess that was drunk ham! :-)~

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rrpell — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 01:43:00 GMT

Hands down, my favorite way to fix ham is from Jacques Pepin. The ham comes out beautifully. It is not too salty, not too smokey and the perfect texture. The glaze tastes great and gives the ham a fabulous color:

“This ham is delicious served hot or warm, as well as cold in sandwiches. It is a great dish to make ahead for company. Although this type of ham comes “fully cooked and ready to eat,” it improves considerably when poached in water, which removes some of the salt and makes the meat moist, tender, and succulent. It is best if you poach the ham a day ahead, then bake it before serving.” —Jacques Pépin

Recipe: Smoked Ham Glazed with Maple Syrup
Serves 8

Ingredients:
1 bone-in cured smoked ham from the shank end (about 6 pounds), with rind
1/3 cup pure maple syrup
1/3 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons hot chili sauce, such as Sriracha
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
Instructions:
Put the ham in a large pot, cover with hot water, and bring the water to 170 to 180 degrees (which will take about 40 minutes). Then cook, uncovered, for about 1 1/2 hours, or until the internal temperature is about 140 degrees. Let the ham rest in the water until the water is lukewarm, then remove it from the water and refrigerate. (This is best done the day before.)
When ready to finish the dish, preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Trim off the leathery skin from around and underneath the ham with a sharp knife, but leave the rind on. Put the trimmed ham in a roasting pan. Mix together the maple syrup, ketchup, chili sauce, and vinegar in a bowl and brush the ham generously with the sauce.
Bake for 45 minutes. Brush again with the sauce and continue cooking for 15 to 20 minutes longer. Brush the ham with any remaining sauce, slice, and serve.

Re: If You Like Ham, What Is Your Favorite Way To Fix It?

RedTop — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 01:43:18 GMT

I am sensitive to salt, so ham is a bit iffy for me. Many times I've been the only person at a family gathering who doesn't have ham on my plate, because the bite I tested was just too salty for me. Not one other person at that gathering will think the ham is salty, but I will feel like I just ate a bite of ham flavored salt.

The ham at IHOP is usually tolerable, so I order it with a Belgian waffle, or original French toast.

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chickenbutt — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 02:11:55 GMT

Tigriss - I also make macaroni and cheese (actually, rotini is my fav for the pasta) with ham in it! I figured I was probably the only one.

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mac116 — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 03:52:41 GMT

I might be in the minority here, but I do not like sweet ham. As a result, no Honeybaked, maple glazed, pineapple, raisin sauce or cloves for me. I usually cook a Hormel Cure 81 ham, and serve it with asparagus and scalloped potatoes. I love it leftover in sanwiches, for breakfast, and in bean soup.

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Mothertrucker — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 04:14:19 GMT

Long before Honeybaked, my Dad sold a type of bacon and ham st his store called "Bridgeford" and we always had a Bridgeford..The whole one was about 20 lbs...My Mom would glaze it with a mixture of mustard, horeradish and currant jelly, scoring diamonds into the outside of the ham..sometimes she would stud with cloves...She would make a sauce called "Simple Simon" sauce which had apple and currant jelly melted with chopped mango chutney, raisins and vermouth..

In those days, many folks ate canned ham..Bridgeford was a big step up from that, LOL!- Anyone remember those?I barely even remember seeing a canned ham in the last few years...

Then, my Dad sold his store, and Honeybaked Hams enterd the scene, and, well, we never went back!!

I like leftover ham in a sandwich, preferable grilled..with Durkee's and just about any kind of bread, cheese or pickled anything..Also in Macand cheese, or in baked beans or au gratin potatoes..

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aubnwa01 — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 06:00:29 GMT

I like the sort of flattened looking Kirkland Signature MasterCarve applewood smoked hams from Costco. A whole one is too large, so when they have the half sized ones, I'll buy 2 & throw one in the freezer for later on.

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ID2 — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 10:50:24 GMT

Always a honey baked spiral sliced ham, served at room temperature (always a must), with scalloped potatoes, saurkraut & sausage, my homemade baked beans....mmmmm!

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PamelaSue72 — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 11:47:36 GMT

My father used to love my stuffed ham with raisin sauce and I made it every Easter for years. He passed away several years ago and I don't think I've made it since. I tunneled a "hole" through the ham and filled it with a cornbread mixture, plugged the holes in the end of the ham back up, and baked it that way. Served with either a raisin sauce or my Old Farmhouse Chutney.

This year, I'm trying Smoked Ham with Maple Syrup Glaze. I have seen it mentioned on various boards that I frequent and I also saw it mentioned here, thank you, @rrpell. My curiosity has been piqued, so I'm going to try it. I was going to make my standard Baked Ham with Apple Cider Glaze (courtesy of Cook's Country), but this year, I'm going to try Jacques Pepin's recipe.

We enjoy ham. Ham sandwiches, ham with scalloped potatoes, ham salad, creamed ham, ham in our omelets or frittatas. DH's favorite is my split pea soup. I'm not a big fan of split pea soup, but I will eat mine.....I like my recipe. We also like a good ham and bean soup. Ham possibilities are virtually endless! Yum!

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Mothertrucker — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 12:28:13 GMT

@PamelaSue72 wrote:
My father used to love my stuffed ham with raisin sauce and I made it every Easter for years. He passed away several years ago and I don't think I've made it since. I tunneled a "hole" through the ham and filled it with a cornbread mixture, plugged the holes in the end of the ham back up, and baked it that way. Served with either a raisin sauce or my Old Farmhouse Chutney.

This year, I'm trying Smoked Ham with Maple Syrup Glaze. I have seen it mentioned on various boards that I frequent and I also saw it mentioned here, thank you, @rrpell. My curiosity has been piqued, so I'm going to try it. I was going to make my standard Baked Ham with Apple Cider Glaze (courtesy of Cook's Country), but this year, I'm going to try Jacques Pepin's recipe.

We enjoy ham. Ham sandwiches, ham with scalloped potatoes, ham salad, creamed ham, ham in our omelets or frittatas. DH's favorite is my split pea soup. I'm not a big fan of split pea soup, but I will eat mine.....I like my recipe. We also like a good ham and bean soup. Ham possibilities are virtually endless! Yum!

Saw a picture of that kind of stuffed ham in Taste of Home one year, and I vowed to make it, and of course , never did- It is lovely to look at and glad to know you were able to please yor dad for so many years with it..THOSE are the memories that make holiday food so special...