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Grilled Ham and Cheese with Mustard

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Grilled sandwiches are always great this time of year, and grilled ham and cheese is a classic. But that isn’t the reason I made this recipe. This recipe is different because it uses a new way to grill your sandwich. Instead of smearing mayo or butter onto your bread, this sandwich was made by adding oil and butter into the pan to accomplish the same thing. This is a special technique because normal butter would begin to burn very quickly, so butter and oil is used to give you more time before the butter is so hot it begins to burn. Otherwise, mustard, ham and cheese is a great sandwich to try this technique with and you won’t be disappointed! The recipe below is enough to make 2 sandwiches, enough for 2 adults.

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What You Will Need

  • 1 Tbsp Butter
  • 2 Tbsp Oil
  • 4 Slices of Bread
  • 1 Cup Shredded Mozzarella
  • 1 Cup Shredded Sharp Cheddar
  • 4 Slices of Ham
  • 2 Tbsp Yellow Mustard
  • Frying Pan
  • Spatula

Directions

1. Assemble your sandwich, by layering with bread, cheddar, ham, mozzarella, mustard, then top bread. Heat pan over medium heat. Add oil and butter and heat until butter is melted.

2. Add sandwich and cook on the first side for 3-4 minutes until browned, flip your sandwich and cook for another 3-4 minutes until browned, and press on the sandwich. Remove from pan and plate.

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Ham Hock Baked Beans

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I made these baked beans with a smoked ham hock. Though this recipe seems easy, the flavor is absolutely fantastic. After about 5 hours cooking on high, you can remove the meat from the ham hock. This meat is tender and full of flavor. It comes apart like pulled pork, and after cooking for so long, the fats of the meat make a delicious baked beans. Ham hocks also have some skin on them, and after cooking for so long, the skin and fat melt away in your mouth. I made these beans as the recipe below is written. I will say, I had a very big ham hock, but my beans were almost more pulled pork than baked beans. Finally, the sauce was delicious, with a good balance between sweet and savory. It’s a really good barbecue recipe, that’s for sure! This recipe made 8 large side servings.

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What You Will Need

  • 12 Oz Northern Beans
  • 1/2 cup Brown sugar
  • 2 Tbsp Maple Syrup
  • 1/2 cup Ketchup
  • 2 Cups Water
  • 1 Tbsp Ground Mustard
  • 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 Tbsp Black pepper
  • 1 ham hock
  • Medium seal-able Container
  • Slow Cooker

Directions

1. Place your beans in your seal-able container, and cover with an inch of water. Let sit out at room temperature for 12-24 hours. Strain and rinse your soaked beans. To your slow cooker, add your beans and the rest of your ingredients and stir together.

2. Let it cook on high for 6 hours stirring about every hour. If too much liquid boils off, add water 1/2 cup at a time. After 6 hours on high, reduce your heat to low. Cook for another hour on low before serving.

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Homemade Calzone From Starter

I make pizzas, calzones, and strombolis relatively often. I try to improve the recipe every time I make it. I will admit, adding sauce to the calzone not only makes the dish messier to make, but it also leaves the bottom crust soggy. However, this calzone is juicy compared to my stromboli recipe. I have to admit I’m torn which is better.

I stuffed my calzone with diced ham and one small/medium onion I pulsed in a food processor. I added the onion raw and it cooked slightly during the process but still have the overwhelming onion flavor. Besides that, using this homemade starter had begun to give everything the sour dough taste I make with it, and it’s not working as efficiently as active dried yeast would work. I also used leftover spaghetti sauce instead of my usual homemade pizza sauce, but I would definitely just use the pizza sauce next time, just because the sauce I used had a cheesy flavor that didn’t compliment the dish. The sour flavor of the bread with the onion and the cheesy flavor in my sauce made this dish very weird to eat. I would recommend using no additional parmasean in this dish, and eliminating the onion if you plan to use this starter, just because it’s so much bitter flavor. If you use normal yeast, ham and onion are a great combination.

  1. Into a bowl, add 1 cup of starter dough, 1 1/2 Tbsp oil, and 2 cups flour. Mix into a dough adding additional water as needed. Then let rest covered about 1 hour, it will only rise slightly. Preheat oven to 400 F
  2. Punch down dough, remove from bowl, and roll out dough into round about 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. It should have a diameter of 16-20 inches.
  3. Spray your baking sheet with non stick spray, if applicable, and place your dough on top.
  4. To make pizza sauce, open a small can (8 oz) of tomato sauce and add 1 Tbsp of garlic powder, 1 1/2 tsp of onion salt, 2 Tbsp Italian seasoning, and 1 Tbsp oregano.
  5. Top dough with tomato sauce, 8 oz of mozzarella, and other toppings over the entire top of the dough. Fold the dough in half and pinch the edges together and rolling them in. Add slits on top with a knife to allow steam to escape. Bake for 20 minutes. Let rest for 10 minutes before cutting and serving.
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Mashed Potato and Ham Casserole

Casseroles are large meals that are designed to feed many people or for leftovers. This casserole is filling and flavorful. If you choose not to add a veggie, you should serve it with a side of veggies. The onion and ham go very well together, and the butter brings new flavor to the mashed potatoes. This meal is heavy, so it’s not as healthy as a salad, but if you need a filling meal this will do. You can also substituted out the ham for whatever meat you have, and you can add other veggies and/ spices to your taste.

  1. Dice up 1 medium onion (about 1 – 1.5 cups), and dice 2-4 slices of ham (about 2 cups). Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Melt in 4 Tbsp butter, add your diced ham and onion and stir regularly. Heat oven to 350 F.
  2. Prepare instant mashed potatoes as directed on package (microwave or stove top, you may also choose to make homemade). You will need about 4 cups of prepared mashed potatoes.
  3. Place the potatoes, onion, ham, and butter into a 9×11 baking dish. Mix until everything is evenly distributed, pack it down into the pan, and top with shredded cheese (about 3-4 oz). Bake in the oven for 30 minutes uncovered. Let sit at least 10 minutes before serving.
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Christmas Leftovers: Ham & Scalloped Potatoes

Scalloped potatoes are a little old fashioned, however it’s an easy meal that only needs the time to cook. This was the best way for us to use up the rest of our ham from Christmas, and it makes enough to serve a whole family.
I used a 2 qt dish and it was a little too full. I also used only 3 Tbsp of flour, but it would be better to use at least 4 Tbsp and waited for the sauce to get thicker before pouring it over the sliced ham and potatoes.

  1. Slice up 6 medium sized potatoes (peeled or not), and slice up one small onion (1/2 cup). Cube up the ham into 1/2″ by 1/2″ cubes. Cut about 3 cups worth.
  2. Pre-heat oven to 350 F. Layer the potatoes and ham in a 3 qt casserole dish. And in a 2 qt sauce pan, melt 4 Tbsp of butter and cook your onions til translucent.
  3. Then add 2 1/2 cups of milk, and 4 tbsp of flour. Slowly raise to a boil and cook to your desired thickness (at least an opaque sauce).
  4. Carefully pour over ham and potatoes in casserole dish. Cover and bake covered for 60 minutes. Uncover and bake another 30 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
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