Deviled Ham

There are several recipes that I tried out for Xmas eating this season, and a few turned out to be keepers. Topping the list is this ultra-simple, ultra-tasty recipe for deviled ham. These few simple ingredients make a sophisticated taste. It's a great alternative to the too expensive little-can stuff from the store, and it's a festive way to use up another pound of that huge, left-over ham. I made up some more today for a potluck and got asked for the recipe. Ta da!

* 1 pound baked ham (about 3 cups), chopped up
* 1/2 stick (4 tablespoons) butter, softened
* 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
* 1/4 cup Major Grey's chutney

Pulse ham in food processor until finely chopped. Transfer to a bowl.

Put butter, mustard, and chutney in processor and blend until smooth. Stir into ham.

[from The Gourmet Cookbook, Ruth Reichl, editor.]

Posted on January 7, 2007 at 00.05 by jns · Permalink
In: All, Food Stuff

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  1. Written by S.W. Anderson
    on Sunday, 7 January 2007 at 19.42
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    I'm copying this; it sounds delish. Thanks for sharing.

  2. Written by Chris Ambidge
    on Monday, 8 January 2007 at 14.10
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    I feel a Viking moment coming on…

    spam, spam, spam, spam
    spam, spam, spam, spam
    LOVELY SPAM! WONDERFUL SPAM!
    spam, spam, spam, spam…

    could I have spam, spam, spam, baked beans, spam, sausage and spam?

  3. Written by Bill Morrison
    on Wednesday, 10 January 2007 at 12.38
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    Obviously the spam thwarter isn't working!

  4. Written by chris
    on Thursday, 11 January 2007 at 09.46
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    the spam thwarter isn't working

    why am I having a mental image of Jeff dressed as a ratbag
    spam spam spam spam
    waitress slamming his wooden spoon against the counter
    spam spam spam spam
    shouting "Shut Up! SHUT UP!!!"
    spam spa….
    "Bloody Vikings!" (pause for breath)"or Lobster Thermidor au Crevette with a mornay sauce served in a Provencale manner with shallots and aubergines garnished with truffle pate, brandy and with a fried egg on top and spam"

  5. Written by jns
    on Thursday, 11 January 2007 at 17.22
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    This mental image Chris conjures comes perilously close to the way I looked — and probably sounded — a few years back when we performed Nuncrackers: The Nunsense Christmas Musical and I played Father Virgil Manley Trott.

    At the last minute, so the story goes, Father Virgil was forced to go on and pretend to be Sister Julia (Child of God) giving a lesson in baking fruitcake (which ties in with another recent posting). As the scene progresses, Father Virgil gets progressively more sloshed from sampling the rum going into the cake, and I became ever more demonstrative with my wooden spoon. Some people think that performance rivaled my turn as Jud Fry in "Oklahoma!", but I couldn't possibly comment.

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