Originally Posted by scho63:
How about a nice pear tart or onion and cheese tart?
Grilled peaches and whipped ricotta?
Even a grilled corn or grilled head of romaine with shaved Parmesan.
Something to cut down on the salt and heaviness of the ham.
Yeah, I have a time constraint, but I am trying to figure out something that balances out the savoriness of the ham. I have some of my mom's cranberry sauce from Thanksgiving frozen that I'm thawing out (might use as a baste for the ham instead of my traditional bourbon-based brown sugar-mesquite honey glaze), and I did look for some pears at the local grocery but no dice. I could go with some grilled corn with cilantro/lime/taco seasoning drizzle. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Easy 6:
Please go on about this low country boil, we need details dammit...
We use large u15 shrimp (in shell), mini red potatoes, crab legs, andouille sausage, corn on the cob, and Vidalia onions boiled in a large pot with about 1/2 Zattaran’s boil spice. Bring water (about 2-3 gallons) to a boil and add the potatoes first for about 10 mins. Then add the onions and corn. After 5 mins add the andouille and crab legs. Allow to cook for 3-5 mins and then add the shrimp -and let cook for 3 mins or until the shrimp are fully pink. Drain and serve with drawn butter and cocktail sauce sides. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Peter Gibbons:
We use large u15 shrimp (in shell), mini red potatoes, crab legs, andouille sausage, corn on the cob, and Vidalia onions boiled in a large pot with about 1/2 Zattaran’s boil spice. Bring water (about 2-3 gallons) to a boil and add the potatoes first for about 10 mins. Then add the onions and corn. After 5 mins add the andouille and crab legs. Allow to cook for 3-5 mins and then add the shrimp -and let cook for 3 mins or until the shrimp are fully pink. Drain and serve with drawn butter and cocktail sauce sides.
Sounds sooo good, I've only done one boil with all shrimp and sausage because crablegs are so steep around here
But it was killer anyway, those Zatarains packets impart a LOT of flavor to everything, even the taters and corn explode with flavor [Reply]
Originally Posted by Easy 6:
Sounds sooo good, I've only done one boil with all shrimp and sausage because crablegs are so steep around here
But it was killer anyway, those Zatarains packets impart a LOT of flavor to everything, even the taters and corn explode with flavor
Completely agree that crab legs are not needed. We also leave them out a lot of times due to both availability and how much work they require to get to the “meat”. I could not agree more about the corn and potatoes. I actually always use a bit more of each as the veggies are my favorite part (followed closely by the andouille). [Reply]
Originally Posted by Peter Gibbons:
Completely agree that crab legs are not needed. We also leave them out a lot of times due to both availability and how much work they require to get to the “meat”. I could not agree more about the corn and potatoes. I actually always use a bit more of each as the veggies are my favorite part (followed closely by the andouille).
For people who've never tried it before, those packets will be a revelation... they add sooo much flavor [Reply]
Here is a great pineapple recipe as a side for ham:
1 stick butter, room temp
3/4 cup sugar
4 eggs
20 Oz can crushed pineapple, drained
6 slices white bread, cubed
Cream butter and sugar.
Add eggs, beat until smooth.
Add pineapple and bread cubes. Mix.
Pour into greased casserole and bake at 350 until browned on top, about 45 minutes. [Reply]
Due to time constraints I had to do the potatoes au gratin early. Used my dad's recipe, mostly, which is basically sliced yukon golds, caramelized onions, roast garlic, three cheddars, little gruyere, dijon mustard (yes, Grey Poupon), heavy cream, seasonings:
Will finish it tomorrow with some fried onions and parmesan cheese. [Reply]