Hominy And Ham Soup Recipe 55 Food

SMOKED HAM HOCK HOMINY STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion, cumin, thyme, bay leaf and dried red pepper and sauté 5 minutes. Add ham hocks, broth, tomatoes and garlic. Simmer until ham hocks are tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Transfer ham hocks to work surface. Remove meat and cut into bite-size pieces. Discard fat and bones. Return meat to pot. Add hominy and simmer until hominy is just tender, about 15 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Reheat until heated through.) Ladle into bowls and serve.

SMOKED HAM HOCK HOMINY STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion, cumin, thyme, bay leaf and dried red pepper and sauté 5 minutes. Add ham hocks, broth, tomatoes and garlic. Simmer until ham hocks are tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Transfer ham hocks to work surface. Remove meat and cut into bite-size pieces. Discard fat and bones. Return meat to pot. Add hominy and simmer until hominy is just tender, about 15 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Reheat until heated through.) Ladle into bowls and serve.

CREAMY HAM AND ASPARAGUS SOUP

Steps:

• Place asparagus in a saucepan with enough water to cover and cook until crisp-tender.
• Drain and set aside.
• In a heavy saucepan, saute carrot in butter for 3 - 5 minutes.
• Add onions and saute 2 minutes longer or til tender.
• Stir in flour and gradually add milk whisking until smooth.
• Bring to a boil and stir for 2 minutes.
• Add broth, ham, mushrooms and reserved asparagus.
• Reduce heat and add cream.
• Heat through but do not boil.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Add Swiss Cheese and dill if using.
• Garnish with Parmesan and parsley.

HOMINY AND HAM SOUP RECIPE - (5/5)

Steps:

• In a large dutch oven or heavy pot, heat oil. Add onion and garlic, and cook; stirring often, until tender, about 5 minutes. Add bell pepper and cook until almost tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in ancho powder. Add ham hocks, water and salt, bring to a boil over hight heat. Reduce to simmer, cover and cook 1 1/2 hours. Discard bones. Add tomatoes and hominy, and cook uncovered for 30 minutes. Stir in ham and cook to heat through. Serve with lime wedges.

CHEESY HOMINY & HAM CROCKPOT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Mix the ingredients in the crockpot. Since I was here to keep an eye on the cooking food, I set the crockpot on high [my old crockpot's high setting isn't as hot as other machines I've had].
• 2. Check the cooking process in half hour intervals and stir the contents in the crockpot so the cheese is mixing well as the food cooks.
• 3. Once the crockpot's cheese is well blended and food is hot, about the 2-3 hour mark, turn the crockpot down to keep warm or low setting. Let food simmer until you are ready to serve.

COUNTRY HAM AND HOMINY HASH

Steps:

• Place the ham in a pot with the bay leaf and peppercorns. Cover with water and simmer for about 1 hour, until the ham is fork-tender (see Know-how, page 172). Add the potatoes and simmer for 10 minutes more, until the potatoes are just beginning to get tender. Strain the ham and potatoes from the pot, reserving about 1/4 cup of the liquid, removing and discarding the bay leaf, and set aside.
• Using two forks, shred the ham into bite-size pieces and place in a large bowl. Add the potatoes, hominy, and onion. Stir in the reserved cooking liquid and parsley and season to taste with salt and pepper. (Country ham is salty, so be sure to taste before adding any extra salt.)
• Heat the olive oil and butter in a large nonstick or cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add the ham-potato mixture and spread into a flat cake. Cover with a splatter screen or lid and cook until crispy, 4 to 5 minutes. Flip and re-form the cake. Cover and cook, adding a little more oil if needed, until crispy on the other side. Remove from the heat and cover.
• Fill a large skillet with water about 2 inches deep and bring to a boil. Add the vinegar and salt and reduce the heat to a simmer.
• Add the eggs one at a time and poach for 2 to 3 minutes, until the whites set and a thin, translucent film forms over the yolks (see Know-how, page 86). Use a slotted spoon to gently transfer the eggs to a paper towel-lined platter to drain.
• Divide the hash evenly between individual serving plates, place 1 or 2 eggs on top of each, and serve hot.
• For a more rustic interpretation of this dish, make a hole in the hash, crack the eggs in the hole, and cover to fry, rather than poach, to your liking. For a sweet-and-savory combination, substitute sweet potatoes for the russets, and for a crispy finish, scatter fried oysters on top. Or, make a cheesy variation by layering the hash mixture with Gruyère cheese in a skillet to form one large cake and sauté until brown and crispy. Slide the cake out of the skillet and cut into 4 to 6 wedges, then assemble the dish as for the main recipe.
• Hominy is the name for corn kernels that have been hulled to remove the bran and germ. Lye hominy is hulled by soaking the corn kernels in a weak lye solution-a very traditional, centuries-old Native American method-and pearl hominy is hulled mechanically. It is then dried and either ground to make our beloved hominy grits or boiled whole to make what New Orleansians call "big hominy." You can buy hominy canned, meaning precooked, or dried, in which case it will need to be presoaked and boiled in the same manner as dried beans.

POTATO HOMINY SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium-sized pot, and saute onion and garlic for 3 minutes.
• Add the cumin, stir well, then add the potatoes and green chilies.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, another 5 minutes.
• Add the vegetable broth and hominy.
• Simmer the soup, covered, over low heat for 45 minutes.
• Stir in the cilantro and serve hot.