Last week we bought a small smoked ham from Costco. Now normally we would not buy a ham from them unless we had 30 people showing up, but they introduced a smaller quarter ham for $8.
We have managed to get 4 great meals out of this ham. It was a wonderful ham full of flavour.
First meal was just the sliced ham with potatoes and applesauce. Then a diced ham in a rice mexicali dish we have enjoyed for decades.
On Sunday I made scrambled eggs with ham, just a delight. We were down to the last 2 cups of diced ham.
I went off to play golf this afternoon and Pat told me she would find a recipe. Do not ask about the game, beautiful weather but slow round of 5 hours.
When I came home (by 6:30) there was a wonderful fragrance in the air. Pat tells me we are having a traditional Arabic dish Ham Mujaddara.
I went like… Arabic and Ham? Are you sure?
Pat found the recipe in our Fine Cooking magazine and it is a North American twist on the normally vegetarian dish of rice and lentils. Far as I am concerned the ham made it spectacular.
I am also sure this is why the Jihadists think of our civilization as corrupt.
Still if you are ever in a position with leftover ham let us know and we will forward the recipe. This is a GREAT dish. Sweet and tart and just different and healthy.