Cottage Ham Food

COTTAGE HAM

Steps:

• Put the pork in a large crock pot and top with onion, potatoes and green beans.
• Mix seasonings (not mustard) in water and pour over the top.
• Cover and cook on LOW heat 6 to 8 hours or HIGH 3 to 4 hours.
• Drain and serve with stone ground mustard, if desired.

CRAZY-SIMPLE COTTAGE HAM, POTATOES, AND GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Put ham into a Dutch oven. Arrange potato halves, green beans, and onion slices around the ham. Pour enough water into the pot to cover the vegetables completely.
• Place a cover on the pot and bring the water to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer mixture until potatoes are completely soft, about 55 minutes.
• Remove ham to a cutting board to slice to desired thickness; serve with vegetables.

JUICY COTTAGE HAM DINNER-CROCKPOT

Steps:

• 1. Drain green beans and place in bottom of crockpot. Chop onion in big chunks and spread out over green beans. My family doesn't eat the onion so I make them big enough to take out at the end. Salt and pepper.
• 2. Place the ham on the green beans and onions. Add enough water to have about an inch of it in the bottom. I add a half of a cup to my 4qt oval crockpot.
• 3. Cook on high for 4 hours. Good served with potatoes and corn bread. Enjoy!!

COTTAGE HAM

Steps:

• Choose a very lean pork butt and trim all remaining fat. Remove the bone and tie in a net.
• Mix Sweeter 'n Sweet 3/4 lb to 1 gallon water. Make up 5 gallons. With a needle, inject this mixture into the pork until it is doubled in size. Soak in remaining cure for 5 days. Be sure it is weighted down if it floats.
• Smoke at 135 degrees for 1 hour, then increase temperature to 180-185 degrees for 3-4 hours or until internal temperature of ham reaches 145 degrees.
• See recipe for Cottage Ham and Cabbage for further cooking instructions.

COTTAGE HAM AND CABBAGE

Steps:

• Place the Cottage Ham in a large pot. Cover with cold water and cook at medium heat for 30 minutes. Add the onion, carrots, potatoes, cabbage and pepper. Cover with more water if necessary. Cook until the vegetables are fork-tender. You could drain off the first water that the ham is cooked in if it's too greasy. Add new water if you like.
• Serve in a bowl with buttered bread along side.

COTTAGE ROLL /COTTAGE HAM

Steps:

• Place cottage roll in roasting pan or crockpot.
• Surround it with potatoes, carrots, onion and cabbage if you like.
• You can add as many as will fit or what you need for supper or use any size cottage roll that will fit.
• Sprinkle with pepper and cover roast 3/4 with water.
• cover and Bake at 300 degrees for 3 hours or in crockpot on high 6 hours or low 8-10 hours.
• Cottage roll should fall apart like a pot roast.
• Serve with mustard (dijon is my favorite).
• The leftover stock can be spiced up as a gravy or makes a great bean or pea soup base.

COTTAGE PIE

Steps:

• Heat half of the oil in a large frying pan or cast iron casserole dish.
• Brown the meat, which would take approximately 5 minutes, then remove from the pan. Place the meat in a sieve to remove excess fat.
• Using the same pan, add the remaining oil, then fry the onion, garlic, carrots, thyme and rosemary over a medium heat for 5-10 minutes or until the excess moisture has evaporated.
• Add the browned mince back into the pan along with the tomatoes and tomato puree. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Add red wine and Worcestershire sauce and simmer until the liquid has been reduced by half.
• Pour in stock and bring it to a slow simmer. Continue to cook for 20-25 minutes. If the meat sauce doesn't seem thick enough, continue cooking for another 5-10 minutes.
• Stir in mushrooms and peas, then season to taste. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 180˚C/fan 160˚C/356˚F/gas 4.
• Meanwhile, add the potatoes to a pan of salted water and bring to a boil. Cook until tender, which will take about 10-15 minutes. Drain then return to the pan and leave to steam dry.
• Pass the potatoes through a potato ricer then return the mash to the pan.
• Stir in the butter, cheese and egg yolk, then season to taste.
• Spoon the mince into a large ovenproof casserole dish and even out the layer.
• Top the mince with mash and level out with a fork. Run the fork along the mash to leave a ripple effect that will help the topping become crispy.
• Sprinkle over extra cheese, if you prefer, then place in the oven for 30 minutes.
• Serve immediately. It goes well with cauliflower cheese and braised red cabbage. Enjoy!

COTTAGE HAM

Steps:

• In large stock pot, add cottage ham, carrots, and cabbage. Cover with water about an inch or two above the cabbage.
• Drop in peppercorns and bay leaves. Add in the cider vinegar.
• Bring pot up to boil, cover loosely, and simmer for about an 45 minutes.
• Add in the potatoes. Loosely cover and cook another 45 minutes to an hour, or until vegetables and cottage ham are soft.
• Remove vegetables and cottage ham to serving platter. Cover loosely with foil and let sit for 10 minutes. Slice the cottage ham. Season the vegetables with salt and pepper, as desired. Serve with prepared horseradish, if desired.