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Preperation Time: 3+ hours Cooking Time: 3+ hours Serves: 6 |
Category: Dinner Sub-Category: Pork Cuisine: Soul |
Visual Recipe Submitted By: GodsMullet
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Ingredients: Feel free to substitute cured ham for this recipe. I personaly prefer non-smoked meats which is why I bought the ham raw, instead of cured - less salt and more of a "meaty" flavor.
Yeah, I know this is sort of long and involved for a simple southern dish, but I'm a firm believer of if you cook with shit, you'll end up with shit, which is why I hate using pre-made stocks.
Making the Ham Stock
Ham Stock Ingredients:
2 lb Ham Hocks 4 slices Bacon 3 Carrots 4 stalks of Celery 4 cloves Garlic 1 large Onion 2 Shallots 1/4 cup Olive Oil 3 Bay Leaves 2 Quarts Water Black Pepper 4 Tbsp Chicken Base Seasoning Salt - Sachet d'epices- 3 tbsp Thyme 1 tbsp Mustard Powder 1 tbsp Cinnamon 2 tsp Pepper Medley 1 tbsp Cumin 1 tbsp Basil
Roughly cut the carrots, celery, onion, garlic, and shallots �?don’t bother peeling or prepping. Sauté the vegetables for a few minutes in the olive oil | |
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Step 1: Then add the water, ham, bacon, bay leaves, and seasonings.
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Step 2: After 20 minutes, wrap the sachet d’epices in cheesecloth and drop in the stock.
Let reduce for a couple hours. Strain through a cheesecloth. | |
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Step 3: Cooking the Ham:
Ingredients:
10 lb Ham Roast 1 can crushed Pineapple Brown Sugar Mustard Powder Honey | |
Step 4: Score the top of the ham at inch intervals �?since this is going to be cut up and mixed with the beans, there’s no need to get fancy �?you just want the glaze to soak in. Rub a bit of mustard powder into the skin of the ham. Coat the ham in honey, and spread the crushed pineapple on top. Top with about 1/2lb of brown sugar.
Put the ham in at 325 for 5 hours or until it reaches 160. As the ham cooks, the juices will start flowing, causing everything to mix and create a nice glaze. Every 1/2 an hour or so, re-glaze the ham (take the juices and pour it back onto the ham). | |
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Step 5: About one hour into cooking: | |
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Step 6: About four hours into cooking: | |
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Step 7: Fully cooked ham:
Let cool for about 30 minutes, trim, and cut into bitesized chunks. You'll use probably around 1/2 the ham, and save the rest for sandwiches. | |
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Step 8: Making the Ham and Beans:
Ingredients:
2lb Navy Beans 1 medium Onion 5 cloves Garlic 3 Shallots 3 Carrots (diced) 4 slices bacon (diced) 1/2 cup Whiskey 2 tsp Chicken Base Seasoning Salt Pepper 1/4 cup Worchester Sauce 3 dashes Soy Sauce 1/4 cup Brown Sugar
Soak the beans overnight in a pot of water. | |
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Step 9: Cook the beans for 2 to 3 hours in the ham stock until almost ready to break up. | |
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Step 10: In the meantime, cook off the bacon, and add to the beans. | |
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Step 11: In the grease, saute the onion, garlic and shallots. | |
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Step 12: Once tender, add the chicken base and seasoning salt to taste. Pour the whiskey in the skillet and let get hot. | |
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Step 13: Light, and flambe until the fire goes out. | |
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Step 15: Add the carrots, ham, onion flambe, and remaining ingredients to the beans and cook for 1/2 an hour longer. Garnish and serve. | |
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