Virginia ham with dressing patties
Virginia ham with dressing patties recipe in the pork category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1, 12 to 14 pound, Virginia ham
- 3 cups sherry wine
- 3 bay leaves
- 2 tablespoons whole cloves
- Vinegar
- Brown sugar
- Prepared mustard
- Bread crumbs
- Dressing patties:
- 1 1/2 cups hand crumbled white bread
- 3 cups hand crumbled cornbread
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons celery seed
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons ham fat, melted
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 3 tablespoons ham liquid
Recipe method:
- Soak ham in water to cover several hours or overnight, depending on how strong the salt and flavor is.
- Place ham in large pan.
- Mix sherry, bay leaves and cloves and pour over ham.
- Cover and bake at 275 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes per pound, turning periodically.
- Cool overnight in mixture.
- Make a paste of remaining ingredients (approximately 1 part vinegar, 2 parts sugar, 1 part mustard and 3 parts bread crumbs) and spread over ham.
- Dot with additional cloves.
- Bake uncovered at 400 degrees F for about 30 minutes to brown.
- Slice thinly and serve with dressing patties.
- Dressing patties:
- Grease cookie sheet or miniature muffin tins.
- Mix together all ingredients.
- Taste for seasoning, adding more pepper or vinegar as desired.
- Heat baking pans.
- If using muffin tins, fill about half full, using about 1 tablespoon of mixture for each muffin.
- If making patties, use same amount on cookie sheet.
- Bake in a preheated 400 degrees F oven for 30 minutes.
- Serve hot preferably, but can use cold.
- The patties may be stored in the refrigerator or freezer.
- Patties are hot and are intended more as a taste enhancer with the ham than as a dressing.
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