This Chicken and Ham Casserole is a great way to use up leftover chicken and ham. The meats can, of course, be cooked special for this casserole; however, using leftovers lessens the prep work. The combination of the two kinds of meats makes for a more interesting and substantial casserole than if only one kind was used. However, despite its name, this casserole can be made with just either 2 cups of cooked chicken or 2 cups of cooked ham, instead of a cup of each. Continue reading Chicken and Ham Casserole→
Today, I am sharing my newly-developed recipe for Ham Lentil Soup that is made from a leftover ham bone, broth, and ham. Continue reading Ham Lentil Soup Recipe→
I cooked a boiled dinner with ham that I got on a great deal so am fortunate that the ham has a lot of meat on it. You can get my method for making a boiled ham dinner here. After sandwiches and leftovers for a night or two, it was time to find other uses for the rest of the ham and ones that would extend the use of the meat into more servings than simply slicing and plating it. I am not one to throw out food so I always find ways to use up leftovers.
Hawaiian Fiesta Casserole
So, I made what I call a Hawaiian Fiesta Casserole aptly named because, in addition to the ham, it has pineapple, rice, and bright green broccoli florets. This casserole is not difficult to make but it does take a bit of time, planning, and coordination since the rice and broccoli have to be pre-cooked and the pineapple fried (yes, fried). Continue reading Hawaiian Fiesta Casserole→
Today, I am sharing a new recipe for pork chops. In addition to PEI pork, I am also featuring two other PEI products, both from J.J. Stewart Foods and Soda Company, in Stratford. The first is a new preserve flavor — Cranberry Champagne with Crystallized Ginger — and the second is from their maple mustard line.
This is a very easy recipe to make and does not take a lot of time to prepare. It is essentially pan-fried pork chops with a pan reduction sauce made with chicken stock, orange juice, mustard, and the preserves. This recipe is easily doubled.
½ cup chicken broth 2 tbsp orange juice 1½ tsp balsamic vinegar (I used Liquid Gold’s Grapefruit Balsamic Vinegar) 3 tbsp J. J. Stewart’s Cranberry Champagne with Crystallized Ginger Preserve 1 tbsp J.J. Stewart’s Dill and Chardonnay Maple Mustard ¼ tsp onion ⅛ tsp garlic powder
Method:
Assemble ingredients.
Over medium heat, add 2 tsp olive oil to small frypan. Add pork chops and cook, turning once until cooked to desired doneness. Remove chops from pan and transfer to oven-proof covered dish. Place pork chops in oven set at very low temperature, just enough to keep them warm while preparing sauce.
Add the chicken broth, orange juice, and balsamic vinegar to frypan. Over medium heat, cook liquid (uncovered) until it reduces to about half.
Whisk in the mustard along with the garlic and onion powders until mixture is smooth.
Whisk in the preserves. Cook until mixture becomes the consistency of syrup.
Return the pork chops to the frypan and heat for about 1 minute, turning the chops at half-time to glaze both sides.
Serve hot with the cranberry-ginger sauce mixture drizzled over top of each pork chop. Serve with potato or rice and your favorite vegetable(s).
Serves: 2
Note: Other brands of preserves, mustard, and balsamic vinegar may be used in this recipe; however, flavor will differ.
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When I have ham, I traditionally boil it and add all the veggies to the same pot in the last 30-40 minutes and let them cook in the broth. You can find my recipe for this comfort food meal here.
Baked Glazed Ham
However, sometimes, I like to make it a bit more special by baking and glazing the ham. Hams are very economical when bought on sale and they yield a good amount of meat if you are serving a crowd or wanting leftovers — I love leftovers because it means a few days of little meal prep!
Baked Glazed Ham
For this baked glazed ham, I started out with a cured ham (bone in). I scored the surface of the ham in a diamond pattern, cutting in between 1/8″ and 1/4″. At the intersection of each diamond, I inserted a whole clove.
The oven was preheated to 325F and the large roaster was lined with tin foil to make clean up easier. The ham was placed on the roaster’s wire rack. I then poured 1 1/2 cups of root beer into the roaster, ensuring that the ham was not sitting in the root beer.
I brushed a very thin, light coating of the sweet and tasty glaze on the ham (recipe follows).
The cover was placed on the roaster and the baking began as the steam from the root beer infused the ham with additional flavor as it baked. About 50 minutes before I estimated the ham to be baked, I applied a thicker coating of the glaze, making sure it penetrated into the ham meat through the scored lines and I returned the ham to the oven to continue baking. About 25 minutes later, I reapplied the glaze. When the ham was cooked, I removed it from the oven and let it rest about 15 minutes before carving it. This makes it much easier to carve clean slices that stay whole.
The ham was served with scalloped potatoes and a medley of stir-fried colorful vegetables.
Baked Glazed Ham Served with Scalloped Potatoes and Stir-fry Vegetable Medley
[Printable recipe follows at end of posting]
Glaze for Baked Ham
Ingredients:
1/4 cup orange juice 1 tbsp honey 3/4 tbsp mustard 1 tbsp pineapple juice 2 1/2 tbsp brown sugar 1/2 tbsp cornstarch 1/4 tsp ginger
Method:
Assemble ingredients.
Combine brown sugar and cornstarch together. Add all remaining ingredients into a small saucepan. Stir in the brown sugar-cornstarch mixture. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly until slightly thickened.
Brush very lightly over uncooked ham. About 50 minutes before ham is estimated to be baked, apply a thicker coat of the glaze to the ham, ensuring it penetrates into the diagonal cuts in the surface of the ham. About 25 minutes later, apply another coat of the glaze and return to oven to finish baking. Allow ham to rest for about 15 minutes before carving.
Take your baked ham to the next level with this easy-to-make sweet glaze
Course Main Course
Cuisine Canadian
Keyword baked glazed ham
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Ingredients
¼cuporange juice
1tbsphoney
¾tbspmustard
1tbsppineapple juice
2½tbspbrown sugar
½tbspcornstarch
¼tspginger
Instructions
Assemble ingredients.
Combine brown sugar and cornstarch together. Add all remaining ingredients into a small saucepan. Stir in the brown sugar-cornstarch mixture. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly until slightly thickened.
Brush very lightly over uncooked ham. About 50 minutes before ham is estimated to be baked, apply a thicker coat of the glaze to the ham, ensuring it penetrates into the diagonal cuts in the surface of the ham. About 25 minutes later, apply another coat of the glaze and return to oven to finish baking. Allow ham to rest for about 15 minutes before carving.
Today, I am sharing a recipe for one of my favorite ways to serve pork – Pork Chops in Mushroom Sauce. It’s very simple and easy to make and uses very few ingredients, none of them uncommon or hard to find. In fact, many cooks likely already have the ingredients in their kitchens. Continue reading Pork Chops with Mushroom Sauce→
Pork Loin Roast with Pomegranate, Red Wine, and Black Garlic Sauce served with Potato Croquettes and Roasted Root Vegetables
If you have been following my postings, you will recall my January 12, 2013, entry using black garlic in a sauce over sea scallops. My latest culinary escapade finds it is a suitable flavouring for sauces for meat as well. Below you will find the recipe I created for a pomegranate, red wine, and black garlic sauce to accompany a marinated pork loin roast. It serves 2-3.
As I described in my earlier posting on black garlic, don’t expect any traditional garlic flavour from this fermented version which is very sweet and tastes more like a fig or a prune than it does garlic. I like pomegranate molasses but it can sometimes be hard to find as many of the traditional supermarkets in my area don’t tend to carry it. However, if you can locate a grocer who sells Middle Eastern food in your area, you are most likely able to find the molasses there. The marinade itself is very traditional but the sauce I have created for drizzling over the roast pork loin slices is a somewhat sweet sauce with a rich burgundy color which, of course, comes from the combination of the pomegranate molasses, red wine, and black garlic. It makes a fine pairing, both in taste and visually, with the roast pork.
Pork Loin Roast with Pomegranate, Red Wine, and Black Garlic Sauce
Ingredients:
3/4 lb pork loin roast
Marinade
2 tbsp soya sauce 1 clove garlic, minced 1 1/2 tbsp brown sugar 1 tbsp olive oil 1/8 tsp ginger 1/2 tbsp white wine vinegar 1 tsp shallot, finely minced salt and pepper to taste Mix all ingredients and place in dish. Place roast in marinade and turn once to coat. Cover and place in refrigerator for 3-4 hours, turning occasionally to baste.
Preheat oven to 425F. Place roast on rack in small roaster. Roast, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 325F and continue to roast, covered, until internal temperature of roast registers 150-160F on meat thermometer. Remove from oven and let stand, covered for 10-15 minutes before slicing and serving with Pomegranate, Red Wine, and Black Garlic Sauce (recipe below).
Mixing the soya sauce, oil, white wine vinegar, and garlic for the marinade
Adding brown sugar, ginger, salt, pepper, and shallots to the marinade
Marinating the Pork Roast and Preparing it for Roasting
Pomegranate, Red Wine, and Black Garlic Sauce
1 tsp butter 1 tbsp shallots, finely minced 2 cloves black garlic, sliced or fork-mashed 1 1/2 tbsp pomegranate molasses 1/4 cup chicken stock 1/2 tbsp balsamic vinegar 1/4 cup red wine 1 tbsp brown sugar 1/16 tsp cardamon 1 tbsp orange juice 1 tsp cornstarch
Melt butter in saucepan. Add shallots and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Add black garlic. Stir and sauté for apx. 30 seconds.
Add pomegranate molasses, chicken stock, balsamic vinegar, red wine, brown sugar, and cardamon. Stir over medium heat just until mixture reaches boiling point. Reduce heat to low.
Mix cornstarch into orange juice. Add some of the hot mixture to the orange juice and cornstarch mixture to temper it. Add the mixture to the pot. Stir over medium-low heat until thickened.
Slice roast into 1/4″ thick slices and plate. Drizzle warm sauce over pork.
Making the Pomegranate, Red Wine, and Black Garlic Sauce
Making the Sauce for the Pork Roast
Sliced Pork Loin Roast Served with Pomegranate, Red Wine, and Black Garlic Sauce
I served the pork loin roast with potato croquettes and roasted root vegetables which were lightly tossed with a maple syrup and balsamic vinegar dressing.
Pork Loin Roast with Pomegranate, Red Wine, and Black Garlic Sauce
A moist and tender pork roast is marinated, roasted, and served with a delectable sauce made with pomegranate, red wine, and black garlic.
Course Main Course
Keyword pork, pork roast
Servings3
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Ingredients
3/4lbpork loin roast
Marinade
2tbspsoya sauce
1clovegarlic, minced
1 1/2tbspbrown sugar
1tbspolive oil
1/8tspginger
1/2tbspwhite wine vinegar
1tspshallot, finely minced
salt and pepper to taste
Pomegranate, Red Wine, and Black Garlic Sauce
1tspbutter
1tbspshallots, finely minced
2clovesblack garlic, sliced or fork-mashed
1 1/2tbsppomegranate molasses
1/4cupchicken stock
1/2tbspbalsamic vinegar
1/4cupred wine
1tbspbrown sugar
1/16tspcardamon
1tbsporange juice
1tspcornstarch
Instructions
Marinade:
Mix all marinade ingredients and place in dish large enough to accommodate the meat. Place meat in marinade and turn once to coat. Cover and place in refrigerator for 3-4 hours, turning occasionally to baste.
Preheat oven to 425°F. Place roast on rack in small roaster. Roast, uncovered, for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 325°F and continue to roast, covered, until internal temperature of roast registers 150-160F on meat thermometer. Remove from oven and let stand, covered for 10-15 minutes before slicing and serving with Pomegranate, Red Wine, and Black Garlic Sauce.
Pomegranate, Red Wine, and Black Garlic Sauce:
Melt butter in saucepan. Add shallots and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Add black garlic. Stir and sauté for apx. 30 seconds.
Add pomegranate molasses, chicken stock, balsamic vinegar, red wine, brown sugar, and cardamon. Stir over medium heat just until mixture reaches boiling point. Reduce heat to low.
Mix cornstarch into orange juice. Add some of the hot mixture to the orange juice and cornstarch mixture to temper it. Add the mixture to the saucepan. Stir over medium-low heat until thickened.
Slice roast into 1/4" thick slices and plate. Drizzle warm sauce over pork.
Recipe Notes
Yield:2-3 servings
Marinated Pork Loin Roast with Pomegranate, Red Wine, and Black Garlic Sauce
