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cissaljThe ham steak dish was easy and very good. it says it serves 6 not-especially-hungry people; I'd say 4- but we hadn't had ham for a long time so we ate largish pieces. Stretch it out by including more potatoes and/or apples.
1.5 pound ham steak
2 medium sweet potatoes
2 tart apples (I used Granny Smith)
0.5 cup brown sugar
0.5 cup water
Cut the sweet potatoes into quarters and parboil for 5 minutes in boiling salted water. Meanwhile, if there's a lot of fat on the ham slice, cut through it so it'll cook flat. Quarter apples and core. (The recipe says to cut into 1-inch slices, but I didn't and they were still overdone if anything.)
Grease a baking dish- I used a stainless steel frying pan- and put the ham in the middle. Surround it with the apples and the drained sweet potatoes. Sprinkle the sugar over it all and add the water.
Bake for 30-45 min or so at 350F, till the potatoes are done.
Serve with rice or quinoa or mashed potatoes to enjoy some of the juice. If you want to, or are doing it for company, I'd suggest resting the ham, potatoes, and apples while you boil down the juices to reduce them, and maybe add a bit of butter at the last minute off heat to thicken it.
Note: I did cook this covered; the recipe didn't specify. It might be well to uncover it for the last 10 min or so. Also, ginger would be an excellent addition to the flavorings, maybe minced and lightly sauteed before adding the rest of the stuff.
This is adapted from a 1920s era cookbook ("At Home on the Range"). In the cookbook, it's a paragraph description; I turned it into a more modern format with a bit more explanation.
ETA: I'd probably also sub apple juice or cider for the water here when i make it again.
1.5 pound ham steak
2 medium sweet potatoes
2 tart apples (I used Granny Smith)
0.5 cup brown sugar
0.5 cup water
Cut the sweet potatoes into quarters and parboil for 5 minutes in boiling salted water. Meanwhile, if there's a lot of fat on the ham slice, cut through it so it'll cook flat. Quarter apples and core. (The recipe says to cut into 1-inch slices, but I didn't and they were still overdone if anything.)
Grease a baking dish- I used a stainless steel frying pan- and put the ham in the middle. Surround it with the apples and the drained sweet potatoes. Sprinkle the sugar over it all and add the water.
Bake for 30-45 min or so at 350F, till the potatoes are done.
Serve with rice or quinoa or mashed potatoes to enjoy some of the juice. If you want to, or are doing it for company, I'd suggest resting the ham, potatoes, and apples while you boil down the juices to reduce them, and maybe add a bit of butter at the last minute off heat to thicken it.
Note: I did cook this covered; the recipe didn't specify. It might be well to uncover it for the last 10 min or so. Also, ginger would be an excellent addition to the flavorings, maybe minced and lightly sauteed before adding the rest of the stuff.
This is adapted from a 1920s era cookbook ("At Home on the Range"). In the cookbook, it's a paragraph description; I turned it into a more modern format with a bit more explanation.
ETA: I'd probably also sub apple juice or cider for the water here when i make it again.
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Ham with potatoes and apples
Date: 2012-12-05 03:27 pm (UTC)I like that you got it from a 1920s cookbook!
Simple yet complete!
Re: Ham with potatoes and apples
Date: 2012-12-06 01:06 am (UTC)The copyright date in the beginning was in the 1940s... but I'm pretty sure the cookbook dated earlier than that.
Even apart from the new frozen foods that were mentioned- the author described a great idea for an afternoon party, in which one put all the latest jazz records on the Victorola. :) She also had a very serious run-down of the relative advantages of an icebox (assuming thrice-weekly ice deliveries) compared to an electric refrigerator. With these, and with some other tags, I set the original printing/writing in the 1920s- maybe early 30s.
And so- there were some great FAST recipes in there; there was also how to cook a calf head. :)
The ham steak recipe was really good. I have not yet cooked a calf head. :)