Re: how do I cook ham steaks?

[Guest guest]

>I'm just learning about the diet. I bought a pig earlier this year. I

>have ham steaks which are from the same area of a pig that usually

>gets made into a ham, but I had it cut in steaks instead. They are

>very lean. Any ideas on how to cook?

>

>Also, can I cook thick pork chops in a crockpot?

I think what they do in some cultures is to cut the pork

strips very thin, marinate them in vinegar/spices/oil,

and shiskabob them ... so they are only lightly cooked.

Then dip them in peanut sauce (yummm!) or some

other sauce with oil.

Or slice them thin and stir fry. Lean meat is hard to

cook well. Another thing they used to do was to " lard "

the lean roasts ... you make a slice into the roast and

stick a strip of fat into it (there was a special tool

called a " larding needle " ).

You can also chop them up fine, and stir fry with

oil and spices and onions and other vegies, and use as

a filler for " wraps " . PF Chang's serves lettuce wraps

as an appetizer and they are WONDERFUL. You can use

rice wrappers too, with fresh vegies chopped AND the cooked

meat.

Anyway, most of the Vietnamese and other Asian

recipes for pork are designed for lean pork, because

the pigs were just kind of running around and tend

to be leaner than what we are used to. Recipes for

chicken white meat work well for lean pork too.

Heidi Jean

[Guest guest]

At 09:48 AM 5/20/05 -0700, you wrote:

>

>>I'm just learning about the diet. I bought a pig earlier this year. I

>>have ham steaks which are from the same area of a pig that usually

>>gets made into a ham, but I had it cut in steaks instead. They are

>>very lean. Any ideas on how to cook?

>>

>>Also, can I cook thick pork chops in a crockpot?

I also made some danged good jerky out of fresh ham roasts and steaks.

Sliced 'em, marinated the slices in kefir mixed with bratwurst seasoning

for a couple of days. Came out really nummy.

Only other thing I did to cook them was brine them for a couple days, then

slooooooooooooooow cook 'em. I just ate it straight, but it would have

been improved by some lovely fatty gravy.

MFJ

Ideas are funny that way ... you go and let one loose, and suddenly it's

crashing about the place, bashing up against other peoples' heads.

Somebody oughtta control that. Pesky things, ideas.