Ham lelf-overs?

[henryswife]

I was just wondering what other people do with lelf-over ham if there's any lelf. LOL
I just HAVE to get a whole 20lb 'Cook's semi-boneless' for Christmas & Easter. It's getting harder to find one every yr. even ordering from the butcher. Here's a pic. forgot the cherries to put in pinapples, and things I do following.
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Next morning- ham & egg omelet with anything left-over from salad, like olives-tomatoes-onions-cheese-etc.

Ham chopped in mini-chopper mixed with a little pickle relish & mayo. I always buy extra dinner rolls for these, or put a piece of ham on halfs with swiss or cheddar etc. & melt in toaster oven.

Today I made scallop potatoes with ham & onions.

Tomorrow, the bone etc. goes in the pot for stock for split-pea soup.

Any other things you do with left-over ham?

Oh, forgot one. Chopped ham mixed with mashed potatoes, form into patties and fry in butter & onion.

I did not say this was diet food! It's 'COMFORT FOOD ! '

Alice

[Michael B]

I was going to suggest bean soup, but I see you've got that (pea soup). The potatoes sound interesting. Sort of like... was the word croquettes?
How about ham in fried rice? Other soups. Stir fried noodles. Camel stuffed with ewe, stuffed with turkey, stuffed with salmon, stuffed with quail, stuffed with leftover ham, and a single green pea.

[henryswife]

OK, am I the only one with Left-over ham? Just looking for different recipies. LOL

Micheal, good idea stir-fry with rice. umm- noodles- maybe a cream sauce like I make for scallop potatoes, add ham, some kind of cheese and and put over egg noodles. [the kind for chicken soup]

Already made red-beet soup from daughters ham bones. She has a Christmas get together a week before, Son-I-L parents are divorced, so all the cousins can get to see each other on neutral grounds or should I say 'under the same roof?'

Thanks, Alice

[kerryandgoofy]

Well my goodness any good Southerner knows you put left over ham in black-eyed peas! ;D

Did YOU have your black-eyed peas for New Years Day for good luck?

I can not believe how many people say they don't usually like black-eye peas, but have a change of heart when they taste mine. Even my mom asked me to split the left over peas with her yesterday.

It's a no brainer. I just get a package of dried peas, rinse them off, dump them in the crock pot with some water, put the pot on high for about 5 hrs, low if I will be gone longer. Put in a nice chunk of ham or a meaty ham bone, chop up an onion. After it has all cooked, I pull the ham or ham bone out to cool. I chop up the meat and put it back in the pot. I taste it, if it needs a bit of help I ad brown sugar, if it needs a bit more help I ad a bit of ground cloves. I got a bit heavy handed with the coves the other night so just added more brown sugar.

Side note: If I'm using a ham bone I like to make the peas a day a head so I can pull any hardened fat off the top.

[Michael B]

kerryandgoofy said:

Well my goodness any good Southerner knows you put left over ham in black-eyed peas! ;D

Did YOU have your black-eyed peas for New Years Day for good luck?

I can not believe how many people say they don't usually like black-eye peas, but have a change of heart when they taste mine. Even my mom asked me to split the left over peas with her yesterday.

It's a no brainer. I just get a package of dried peas, rinse them off, dump them in the crock pot with some water, put the pot on high for about 5 hrs, low if I will be gone longer. Put in a nice chunk of ham or a meaty ham bone, chop up an onion. After it has all cooked, I pull the ham or ham bone out to cool. I chop up the meat and put it back in the pot. I taste it, if it needs a bit of help I ad brown sugar, if it needs a bit more help I ad a bit of ground cloves. I got a bit heavy handed with the coves the other night so just added more brown sugar.

Side note: If I'm using a ham bone I like to make the peas a day a head so I can pull any hardened fat off the top.

So, if I'm gone to work 8 hrs what do you recommend. If I set on low, when I'm home and hungry will I have to wait another hour with it on high, or should I set to high and overcook it? ...Or if I presoak overnight what temp/time is best? (But that loses the beauty of starting from dry beans the same day).

[kerryandgoofy]

Michael,

I think you would be just fine cooking for 8 hrs on low. When you get home remove the bone, shred the meat and put back into pot with brown sugar. I don't pre-soak the peas.


Kerry

[Sheila]

Yes I ate my black eye peas New Years!!! YUMMY!!!

[henryswife]

OK - Looked in the freezer with things falling out! Bought 2 turkeys at good $ to either bake-deep fry- or smoke.[one was miss marked, 18lb. for $2.50 can't pass that one up!] Found one more ham bone daughter gave me from church dinner. This one I'll try your 'black eye pea soup with brown sugar' It sounds good.
Have to make freezer room, been saving smoked rib- steak- & now ham bones to give to daughters freind who has 2 Big dogs.

I have a 4- 6- 8- qt. slow or deep fryers. Or do you have the small or big roasters with removeable pans to wash?

Just wanted to add that ' Dawn Direct Foam ' is soo great cleaning grease pots & pans etc.
Been using it for the past yr. Love it! Alice

[Kathy in Montana]

Sometimes I use leftover ham in a swiss cheese and noodle bake. You need a can of cr. of mushroom soup and a cup of sour cream, and 1 or 2 cups of swiss chese (depends on how much you like swiss cheese) and some green onions or green peppers (your choice) Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

[henryswife]

Kathy, that's a good casserole dish idea. Those cans of cream soups come in handy.

When we were camping I made lelfover chicken with cr. of chicken soup & put over elbow mac. & let the kids add peas & corn. They loved it, and now call it 'Camp food' when I make it at home.

The same with making 'fried dough' we have 'flour faces' & flour all over, but what fun having them make all different sizes. And they call this 'Fair food' because that's their fav. thing to eat at 'Agricultural Fairs' or local ones.

Another good idea, Thanks, Alice