[Sca-cooks] Adventures with Smithfield Ham.

[Saint Phlip]

Dunno why you put it in the freezer- they're bloody near
indestructible unless you get them wet.

If they have more, go back to the store and buy another one, and this
one, hang in a closet or someplace reasonably cool and reasonably
dark. When you want a bit of ham for flavoring something, slice a few
shavings off with a very sharp knife. Wash it, removing the mold (the
mold doesn't hurt it a bit) and  throw the ham bits into your green
beans, or whatever you're cooking, after chopping/cutting it into
uniform bits. It will live quite happily in your closet (or wherever)
for a couple years.

On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 12:12 PM, Michael Gunter
<dookgunthar at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> I may have posted earlier that I got a great deal on a Smithfield ham.
>
> In a nutshell, the store wanted to get rid of it because nobody was
>
> buying them so I got a 14lb ham for $22.
>
>
>
> It sat in the freezer for a couple of weeks and now I'm cooking it.
>
> I've soaked it in water (with several changes) for around 26 hours
>
> and now comes the cooking.
>
>
>
> The preferred method is to cover it with cool water and simmer for
>
> around 25 minutes per pound, then drain and trim skin and fat, then
>
> cover with brown sugar, breadcrumb or whatever and bake for 15 - 20
>
> minutes.
>
>
>
> Unfortunately I don't have a stockpot big enough for this monster so
>
> I have to go with the less preferred method of wrapping it in a couple
>
> layers of aluminum foil and putting it in my portable oven with 5 cups
>
> of water in the bottom and baking at 300F for 5 hours. Then take out,
>
> unwrap, let cool for an hour, cut off skin and fat and bake.
>
>
>
> I hear great things about these hams and my lady adores it sliced thin
>
> and put on fresh biscuits. It had better be worth it.
>
>
>
> Gunthar
>
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