Food Works Hawaiian Ham

HAWAIIAN HAM BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a greased 2-qt. baking dish, layer ham, onion, green pepper, raisins and pineapple. , In a large saucepan, combine brown sugar, cornstarch, mustard and salt. Stir in pineapple juice and vinegar until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened., Remove from heat; stir in soy sauce. Pour over pineapple. Cover and bake 30-35 minutes or until heated through. Serve with rice.

HAWAIIAN HAM AND PINEAPPLE STUFFING

Steps:

• Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 250 degrees F. Spread out the bread on 2 baking sheets. Bake, rotating the pans and stirring halfway through, until lightly toasted, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Increase the oven temperature to 375 degrees F. Butter a 3-quart baking dish. Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the ham, onion, celery, jalapeño, thyme, sage, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 6 minutes. Add the chicken broth and bring to a simmer, then remove from the heat. Let cool slightly.
• Whisk the eggs in a large bowl. Stir in the bread and ham mixture. Transfer the stuffing to the prepared dish. Dot with 2 tablespoons butter. Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon butter in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pineapple and cook until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Add the brown sugar and stir until just dissolved, about 30 seconds.
• Uncover the stuffing and scatter the pineapple on top. Bake until golden brown, 20 to 30 minutes.

HAWAIIAN HAM STEAK

Steps:

• Cut each ham steak into three serving-size pieces. Combine brown sugar and mustard; spread over ham. Top each piece with a pineapple slice. Place in an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 375° for 10 minutes or until heated through.

HAM AND PINEAPPLE DINNER

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute the ham, onions and pineapple chunks in the butter for about 5 minutes.
• In a separate medium bowl, combine the pineapple juice, vinegar, brown sugar, mustard and cornstarch. Stir this together well and pour over the ham mixture in the skillet. Stir well and allow to heat through and thicken, about 5 minutes.

HAWAIIAN SAUCE--FOR HAM OR CHICKEN

Steps:

• If doing this for chicken use pineapple chunks.
• Strain the pineapple.
• Place the juice of the can of pineapple and the two 6 ounce cans of pineapple juice in a saucepan.
• Add the two sugars and heat.
• Mix the cornstarch and water and stir into the pineapple mixture--stir till thick.
• Add the crushed pineapple and the cut up cherries along with the cherry juice.
• Put in gravy boat at serve warm at the table to be ladled over the ham on the plate.

HAWAIIAN HAM STEAKS

Steps:

• Pour 1/2 inch juice into skillet and stir in brown sugar. Make slashes in fat around steak to keep it from curling.
• Place ham in skillet with juice mixture and top with pineapple slices.
• Cook on medium low heat and turn twice.
• Cook until sauce becomes thick and serve with pineapple slice on each serving.

HAWAIIAN HAM AND SWISS SANDWICH

Steps:

• Cut 8 rings each from red and green bell peppers; set aside.
• Finely chop remaining bell peppers. Combine chopped bell peppers, chopped jalapeño, cream cheese and pineapple in medium bowl; mix well.
• Spread 1 side of each bread slice with 2 tablespoons pineapple spread. Layer 1 bread slice, spread-side up, with 1 slice cheese, 1 lettuce leaf, 1/8 ham, 1 red pepper ring, 1 green pepper ring and 1 bread slice, spread-side down.

FOOD WORKS HAWAIIAN HAM

Steps:

• Chop all ingredients into bite-sized chunks.
• Heat a large skillet with lid to medium-high.
• To hot skillet, add oil.
• If using chicken or tofu instead of ham, cook these first until chicken is not pink inside and tofu is starting to brown at the edges.
• Add onions and carrots. Sautee until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add peppers and ham, stirring occasionally until they are heated through.
• Drain pineapple juice into a cup, and add pineapple tidbits to skillet.
• For the sauce, add brown sugar, mustard, and vinegar to the pineapple juice.
• Stir in 1 Tbsp cornstarch, and mix well so there are no cornstarch chunks.
• Add sauce to hot skillet. Stir.
• Cover skillet with lid, leaving a small gap or vent. Simmer until sauce is thickened and glossy.
• If sauce won't thicken, add another 1 1/2 tsp cornstarch, mixing in well.
• Serve over rice or quinoa.