Had a couple of ham bones in the freezer that I’ve been meaning to deal with. Made split pea and ham soup and the wife made homemade bread for dipping.
Interesting (and I dig hanging on to ham bones for soup). Out of curiosity, what's on the menu for Easter?Had a couple of ham bones in the freezer that I’ve been meaning to deal with. Made split pea and ham soup and the wife made homemade bread for dipping.
Traveling for Easter, but I believe ham is being served! I buy hams fresh and cure them myself. Got three or four fresh hams in the freezer right now. So about a year’s worth!Interesting (and I dig hanging on to ham bones for soup). Out of curiosity, what's on the menu for Easter?
I ask because I typically make a spiral ham and eat sandwiches, scalloped potatoes, macaroni and cheese, and ham salad for a week and then bean soup once the ham bone is virtually clean.
Of course, it means I'm sick of ham for about 6 months (when I pull the second ham I bought at Easter out of the freezer).
Nice, nice, nice.Saturday,
Simmered a whole chicken nice and slow,
Cut up the sausage
Made the Roux (Northern Louisiana golden roux made with butter, not oil, cause that's the way we do)
Prepped and added the Holy Trinity to the cooked roux... stir around till veggies get tender.
Add to chicken stock from cooking the chicken
Add sausage
Simmered for 20 hours
Sunday,
Added chicken one hour before serving
Served with Basmati Rice
French bread and butter
Gumbo file' and hot sauce ... yummy all day!
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is there any other way to make roux?! Looks and sounds fantastic!Made the Roux (Northern Louisiana golden roux made with butter, not oil, cause that's the way we do)
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Not in my book!is there any other way to make roux?! Looks and sounds fantastic!
We had store-bought ham tonight which I only like about once a year due to the fact I have a low taste tolerance for salt and typically ham tastes too salty to me.Traveling for Easter, but I believe ham is being served! I buy hams fresh and cure them myself. Got three or four fresh hams in the freezer right now. So about a year’s worth!
I have not had ham other than occasional deli ham on a club for example for at least 30 years because of the same thing. It's just salty rubber to me. Disgusting stuff.We had store-bought ham tonight which I only like about once a year due to the fact I have a low taste tolerance for salt and typically ham tastes too salty to me.
This looks fantastic!Saturday,
Simmered a whole chicken nice and slow,
Cut up the sausage
Made the Roux (Northern Louisiana golden roux made with butter, not oil, cause that's the way we do)
Prepped and added the Holy Trinity to the cooked roux... stir around till veggies get tender.
Add to chicken stock from cooking the chicken
Add sausage
Simmered for 20 hours
Sunday,
Added chicken one hour before serving
Served with Basmati Rice
French bread and butter
Gumbo file' and hot sauce ... yummy all day!
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I whipped up a little Hollandaise with extra lemon and Dijon - it was pretty good.What's the sauce?
Aioli? Ber blanc?