So I asked for the ham bone from Christmas, and had planned on making some beans or lentils with it. My family doesn’t eat much ham - I’ve never cooked with one before and was looking forward to trying something new.
However, the person that purchased the ham got one that had spices added to it. The meat definitely tasted of cloves, and that has only intensified in the leftover meat I’ve been snacking on since.
Is that normal? Will the bone and the meat left sticking to it also taste of cloves? I’m at a bit off a loss, as clove-infused beans just do not sound appealing at all…
New Year’s right around the corner- maybe make some Hoppin’ John for good luck. With all the other flavors, I would think the clove taste from the ham hock would blend in and not be as noticeable, but I guess your M might V depending on your sensitivity to, or dislike of, the taste of cloves.
I agree. I have already cooked down the bone and scraps from my ham and will actually divide it into two parts, for split peas and for white bean soup.
Yeah, I don’t think there’s enough clove flavor on/in the bone to worry about. I’ve heard that black pepper will help disguise clove taste, if you like peppery beans (not to be confused with tepary beans!)
‘Infused’ is too much but a touch of clove in my hammy split pea soup sounds pretty good to me. But agree that I doubt you’ll detect residual clove flavor from ham glaze on the picked over bone.
I like marjoram for pea soup and would probably add a little MSG (Vegeta, Sazon, Knorr) toward the end after tasting.
My mother used to make a delicious Ham Bot Pie Soup. The noodles were large and there were carrots and onions in the mix. Sorry I am not much of a cook but google can most likely assist if this is something you are interested in.
Pease Pudding! Basically really thick pea soup made with yellow split peas - cooked until they start to fall apart, then mashed and poured into a dish to set.
Well, heck, you just gave me an idea: Why not both? I’ll get right to work on it. Stay tuned.
ETA: Back before I left home, my folks found a big old ham bone with some meat on it in the back of the freezer. They figured it had been there three years . We agreed to make a pot of Navy (Pea) Bean soup and if it was rank we’d pitch it and head out to the burger joint. It was a good thing we were using spoons; there would’ve been a major forking as we all turned to savages — the soup was just that good.
. We agreed to make a pot of Navy (Pea) Bean soup and if it was rank we’d pitch it and head out to the burger joint. It was a good thing we were using spoons; there would’ve been a major forking as we all turned to savages — the soup was just that good.