Boiled Ham Dinner Recipes

SUNDAY BOILED DINNER

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven or soup kettle, place ham, onion, carrots, potatoes, rutabagas, salt and pepper. Add water just to cover; bring to a boil. , Place cabbage on top of vegetables. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour or until the vegetables are tender. , Drain. Cut cabbage into wedges; remove core. Serve meat and vegetables with horseradish if desired.

CLASSIC IRISH BOILED DINNER

Steps:

• Place the smoked pork into a large pot and fill with enough water to cover. Season with salt and pepper, cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 30 minutes.
• Add the carrots, potato, cabbage and onions; cover and continue to simmer. Use kitchen string to tie the green beans into a bundle. Add them to the pot, cover and continue to cook until the carrots and potatoes are tender, about 25 minutes.
• To serve, remove pork to a serving dish. Arrange vegetables around it. Allow the pork to rest about 10 minutes before slicing.

GRAMMIE BEA'S NEW ENGLAND BOILED DINNER

Steps:

• Place ham in a large dutch oven style kettle.
• Cover with cold water, and fill to about 2" above top of ham. Cover kettle, and bring to a boil using high heat.
• Turn down to med-high and let boil a few minutes, then drain water, and refill with water 2" above ham, and bring to a boil again over high heat. This method is used to make the ham less salty. (Or you may refrigerate ham overnight in water, and change water several times before cooking instead).
• Once water comes to a boil, turn heat down to med. to med-high making sure it keeps boiling. Keep cover on kettle while cooking.
• Add peeled onions to the kettle.
• Cook ham 1/2 hour per pound of ham.
• Add some water to the kettle, when it starts getting low.
• Peel and cut potatoes and carrots.
• Wash and core cabbage, then cut into wedges.
• Add vegetables during the last 30-40 minutes of cooking time. Serve when veggies are tender, or to your liking.

SLOW COOKER BOILED DINNER WITH LEFTOVER HAM RECIPE

Steps:

• Place the ham in the slow cooker and surround it with the carrots, potatoes and rutabaga pieces. Pour in the water, add the 2 bay leaves, and sprinkle the pepper over the top.
• Top with the quartered cabbage pieces, cover, and cook on low for 7 - 8 hours or until vegetables are tender. (You can decrease the time by setting the slow cooker to high.
• I cooked mine on low for 4 hours and then increased the temperature to finish it off. Total cooking time was 6 hours.)

BOILED HAM

Steps:

• The night before the gammon is to be cooked place it in a bowl of cold water and allow to soak.
• This removes some of the salt and tenderises it a little bit.
• Place in a large cooking pot, (make sure you have a lid for it), cover with cold water, add the onions and bouquet garni and bring to the boil.
• Turn the heat right down so the water is barely bubbling and put on the lid.
• Cook for 20 minutes per pound of meat.
• Once the cooking time is up leave the meat in the liquour until cooled.
• This stops it tensing up, and drying out, and makes it lovely and tender.

BOILED HAM DINNER

Steps:

• Place the ham, carrots, potatoes and onions in a Dutch oven. Place the bay leaf, thyme, peppercorns, garlic and allspice on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with kitchen string. , Add to pan. Add water just to cover the ham and vegetables; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add cabbage; cover and simmer 15-20 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender; drain. Discard spice bag.

BOILED DINNER WITH HAM HOCKS, GRANDMA'S

Steps:

• 1. In a 5 to 6 quart stock pot, combine potatoes, carrots, onion, and garlic. Place the meat on top of the vegetables; sprinkle with dill seed and pepper. Pour the broth over the all. Meat should be covered. Add water, if needed to raise level of liquid.
• 2. Cover and cook on simmer for 2-2 1/2 hours. Watch level of liquid while cooking to keep all ingredients in simmering liquid. Meat should be almost done, if so add cabbage. (Otherwise cook a bit longer before adding cabbage.) Cook 30-40 minutes more until meat and cabbage are done.

NEW ENGLAND HAM BOILED DINNER

Steps:

• Place ham in a large dutch oven style kettle or stock pot. Cover with cold water, and fill to about 2 inches above top of ham. Cover kettle and bring to a boil using high heat. Takes approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour to come to a boil. Turn down to med-high and let boil for a few minutes, then drain water (Half to all of water. Experiment with your preferred amount.), and refill with water 2 inches above ham, and bring to a boil over high heat again. This method is used to make the ham less salty. (Alternate method: refrigerate ham overnight in water, and change water several times before cooking.) Once water comes to a boil, turn heat down to med or med-high making sure it keeps boiling. Keep cover on kettle while cooking. Add peeled onions to kettle. Cook 1/2 hour per pound of ham. Add water to the kettle when it starts getting low. Add remaining ingredients one to two hours before boil is done.