5 pot ham good Recipes

prep time does not include soaking dried beans overnight. please note ., this may be a big list of ingredients , but it really adds to the overall complexity of savory taste of real authentic bean soup., i also show how to avoid soaking beans overnight in the directions if you are in a hurry...., dried navy beans, water, diced salt pork or bacon (i prefer bacon - use 5 or so slices), diced carrots - 2 carrots, onion diced finely, celery diced finely - 2 stalks, tomato paste (the small can), potato - diced finely, 1 large potato, garlic cloves minced finely, bay leaves, salt, pepper, leftover ham bone or shank, hot dogs sliced (optional - but oh so good and homey), stock pot with lid

boneless skinless chicken breasts, butter or 3/4 cup margarine, white pepper, cream cheese, cream of chicken soup, fully cooked diced ham (1 cup), cooked rice or pasta

here are the basics of making an excellent cheese fondue , the proper way (or at least the lindysez way)., use good cheese , i use half emmental swiss and gruyere, grate them up and toss them with some salt and a good amount of pepper. let them sit out at room temp so they melt better . cut your bread (good french bread, but not sourdough) into bite sized pieces making sure to have crust on each piece. let those sit out for a while too so they aren tsp too soft., cheese that you use , you are going to use 1 3/4 cups of a dry white wine, such as a fume blanc, a california sauv blanc (don tsp use a new zealand 1 as most are too grassy) or a pouilly-fume. when you are ready to make the fondue, rub the pot with a clove of garlic (we like garlic, so we leave the clove in, but you don tsp need to); then place over a medium heat and add the wine. when the wine comes to a simmer, start slowly adding the cheese, sprinkling in a handful at a time, allowing each addition to melt (my dad said you always have to stir in the same direction, in a figure 8 motion, it works. if you stir in a circle you will end up with a big glop of cheese in the middle of a pot of wine, the figure 8 is key); keep adding until you have a nice thick sauce, then add a splash of kirsch and a pinch of nutmeg. put over a burner to keep it bubbling, and stir often when you dip your bread., a lb of cheese is enough for 4 people; or more if you are serving other things. and the amounts are guesstimates. i almost always grate too much cheese, so only add as much as you need to get the right consistency ; when you dip a piece of bread into the fondue, you want a nice coating of cheese and for the bread to absorb the wine. that s what it s all about, cheese, wine and bread. so use the best you can of each ingredient. and any left over cheese makes for a mighty good ham and cheese omelet.

pork neck, smoked (pieces with bone and meat), onions, diced, garlic cloves, minced, carrots, peeled and diced, celery ribs, diced (leaves are good, too), bay leaves, split peas, ham, diced (boneless ), water, to cover boiling, salt, pepper