Southern Ham Stew Food

HAM & VEGETABLE STEW

Steps:

• In large soup kettle, combine all ingredients.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1-1/4 hours.
• Discard bay leaves and serve hot (Add cooked pasta, if you wish).

SOUTHERN HAM STEW

Steps:

• Rinse and drain split peas in saucepan; cover with water, bring to boil and drain again.
• Place peas in large slow cooker and add 5 cups water, ham, onion, celery, corn, tomatoes, stock and salt.
• Cover, cook on LOW 7-9 hours.
• Mix cornflour with 1/3 cup water in bowl, turn cooker to HIGH, add cornflour mix and stir.
• Cook 10 more minutes until stew thickens.

HAM STEW

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring potato, carrots, and onion to a boil in 1 1/2 cups water.
• Reduce heat; cover and cook 10 minutes.
• Add peas and ham; return to a boil.
• Add soup and cheese.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes or until smooth and heated through.

POTATO AND HAM STEW

Steps:

• Combine ham bone, potatoes, onion, sweet peas, ham, carrots, and celery in a large pot; pour in enough water to cover all ingredients. Pour in coconut and season with salt and pepper. Bring soup to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until flavors have blended, about 4 hours. Discard ham bone before serving.

SOUTHERN HAM AND BROWN BEANS

Steps:

• Place the beans and water in a large stockpot. Add the ham hock, onion and garlic. Season with chili powder, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, and cook for 2 minutes. Cover, and remove from heat. Let stand for one hour.
• Return the pot to the heat, and bring to a boil once again. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for at least 3 hours to blend flavors. The longer you simmer, the thicker the broth will become. I like to cook mine for about 6 hours.
• Remove the ham hock from the broth, and let cool. Remove the meat from the bone, and return the meat to the stockpot, discarding the bone. Adjust seasonings to taste.

CRAZY GOOD SOUTHERN BAKED HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place ham fat side-up on a rack in a roasting pan. Score ham fat in a crisscross design; season with sea salt.
• Mix brown sugar, sorghum syrup, brown mustard, brandy, dry mustard, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger together in a bowl for the basting mixture. Brush 1/3 basting mixture on top of ham and stick cloves into fat. Pour coffee into bottom of roasting pan.
• Cook ham in the preheated oven, brushing with remaining basting mixture every 30 minutes, until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center reads 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 2 hours total.

COUNTRY HAM STEW

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, stir gravy and water until smooth. Add remaining ingredients; mix well. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-30 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

DIXIE HAM STEW

Steps:

• Rinse the peas in a colander; drain well.
• Add the peas and 4 cups water to a saucepan.
• Bring to a boil; lower heat and simmer, uncovered for 10 minutes; drain and rinse.
• Add the peas, ham, hominy, frozen okra, onion, garlic, Cajun seasoning, and pepper to a large slow-cooker.
• Add in 4 1/2 cups water.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 8-10 hours.
• Increase to HIGH setting and add collard greens and tomatoes; cover and cook 10 minutes.
• Check seasoning to taste and adjust as necessary.
• Ladle into soup bowls.

QUICK CHUNKY HAM STEW

Steps:

• Combine onion, celery, carrots, broth, ham, and seasoning in Dutch oven.
• Cover and cook over medium high heat for 20 minutes or until carrots are almost tender. Stir in peas.
• Mix water and cornstarch; add to stew. Stir constantly until stew comes to a boil and thickens.

SOUTHERN STYLE BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add beef, and quickly brown on all sides. Pour in the diced tomatoes with green chilies, and stewed tomatoes. Add the okra, lima beans and corn. Bring to a boil, and reduce heat to medium.
• Simmer for about 1 hour. Add potatoes, and continue to simmer for another 30 minutes, or until meat is very tender.