Country Ham

[markiver54]

I like the fact that the burgers and stuff at Carl's actually look like the ad pictures, Arby's aren't too far off, McD's and Burger King are not even close.

And they put them together like they threw all condiments from across the kitchen!

[JEBar]

we picked up another country 12.5 lb ham while grocery shopping earlier today .... $2.99 a pound when you purchase the whole ham (they slice it for you at that price) .... $5.99 a pound when you purchase it by the slice .... we trim most of the fat off and slice it into pieces which we layer in cooking oil in a Tupperware type container .... keep it in the frig and it will keep for months .... when you are ready to cook it, let some of the oil drain off and drop it into a pan or onto a grill ..

[markiver54]

Now THAT does look tasty Jim!

[JEBar]

for folks who may not know, country Ham is different that regular smoked or baked ham .... it is usually salt and/or pepper cured through a process that predates refrigeration by hundreds of years .... soaking it in cooking oil does help to cut the salt as does rinsing it with clear water and patting it dry prior to cooking

[TMB]

That's a good looking ham. All you need is biscuits and stone ground grits. Just don't forget that red eye.

[JEBar]

AMEN ....

[Dahliathemeh]

That's what I'm talking about, that's what I'm talking about right there!!

[JEBar]

tonight we fixed our first "country ham" from Lee's Fresh Market ===> https://leesfreshmarketnc.com/ ....back when we were catering cooking whole hogs, they were known as McLamb's Abattoir (AKA : slaughterhouse) .... when Lee McLamb passed away, his kids built a store on the side of their meat processing building and opened the market .... its been a huge success .... by its very nature country ham is salty .... while theirs is salt cured, it no where near as salty as the ones from large corporations .... a slice of country ham, collard greens, seasoned pinto beans, biscuits and red eye (AKA : coffee) gravy make up a classic deep meal

[BrokenolMarine]

That's country cookin rhat there. We used to buy a Virginia Ham every year. I miss em. Like everything else, they have gotten dear. We sent a large one to my son in Texas a couple years ago as a gift. $150 plus...

[JEBar]

this 18 pounder cost $4.20 something a pound .... it'll last us for many months