Looking for a recipe for boiled ham. DH’s mother used to fix it this way, he says, and I’d like to try it for him for Easter. I think you just put a half ham in a pot and simmer for hours, till it’s done, but I’m not sure! I hope someone here has done this and can help me out. Thanks!
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Robin says:
You need to purchase a Picnic ham ( sometimes called a Calliham). You will need a stock pot that is big enough to hold the ham and enough water to cover it. Bring it to a boil and keep boiling it, basically you just cook it until it starts pulling apart easily with a fork. You can also use some of the water from the pan to boil potatoes in but be careful because it can be really salty. I have also used the water to boil cabbage in. I would use half the water from the ham and half fresh water to boil either the potatoes or cabbage in. I hope this helps you out. This is one of my favorite ways to have ham. Good luck!
On April 22, 2011 at 11:24 am
brookdale says:
Thank you, Robin. I’ll try it!
On April 22, 2011 at 4:23 pm
Pete says:
Soooooo glad you confirmed that for us, Robin! I’ve never done it, but have seen people do boiled hams. All I saw them do was put enough water to cover it, then heat it a while. But, I wasn’t really sure if they did anything else to it.
Thanks for asking, brookdale, and thanks for the info, Robin!
On April 23, 2011 at 6:06 pm
brookdale says:
Well I did this for dinner today, had a 6.5 lb piece and simmered it about 3.5 hours, came out perfect!
I did remember something that my Grammy used to do…she would put it in the pan with water to cover, bring to a boil and cook for just a few minutes, then dump the water out. She said it took some of the excess salt out. So I did that last night.
Thanks again for help and encouragement!
On April 24, 2011 at 4:03 pm
Robin says:
I’m glad it turned out for you! That was a great tip about changing the water. I have never done that before but will now! Have a great Monday!
On April 25, 2011 at 9:09 am