Caribbean Country Ham
Ingredients:
- 3 packages of Smithfield Biscuit Slices (18 oz)
- 12 ounce Cola (not diet)
- 16 ounce Dried fruit any combination
- 2 ounce Lime juice
- 4-5 ounce Dark rum (optional)
- 1/2 cup Water
Directions:
Preparation:
Chop the dried fruit in a processor to the point of being approximately one fourth the original sized pieces. Put the water, lime juice, 2 to 3 ounces of rum, and half the Coke in a sauce pan with the dried fruit and bring to a boil. Let simmer ten minutes and let cool. Drain the fruit with a strainer and save the remaining liquid. Place the ham in a shallow pan then add the remaining Coke and rum to the liquid from the sauce pan. Pour the mixture over the ham and let marinate for twenty minutes. Pre heat an oven to 350 degrees. Remove the ham from marinate and place flat on a large sheet pan. Cook in the oven no more than fifteen minutes and let cool for several minutes. (To hurry the process place in a microwave safe vessel and microwave for about 90 seconds or until fully cooked.)
To serve:
Arrange the ham in a circular pattern on a plate or platter and spoon the dried fruit in the middle. Garnish with thin slices of fresh mango.
Serves 6 to 8 persons (2 – one oz ham portions)
Enjoy.
Concocted and Developed by Larry Santure, former Director of Country Meat Sales at Smithfield.
Options: Use rum flavoring instead of rum. Dried fruit containing pineapple, cranberry and apple works very well.
Chop the dried fruit in a processor to the point of being approximately one fourth the original sized pieces. Put the water, lime juice, 2 to 3 ounces of rum, and half the Coke in a sauce pan with the dried fruit and bring to a boil. Let simmer ten minutes and let cool. Drain the fruit with a strainer and save the remaining liquid. Place the ham in a shallow pan then add the remaining Coke and rum to the liquid from the sauce pan. Pour the mixture over the ham and let marinate for twenty minutes. Pre heat an oven to 350 degrees. Remove the ham from marinate and place flat on a large sheet pan. Cook in the oven no more than fifteen minutes and let cool for several minutes. (To hurry the process place in a microwave safe vessel and microwave for about 90 seconds or until fully cooked.)
To serve:
Arrange the ham in a circular pattern on a plate or platter and spoon the dried fruit in the middle. Garnish with thin slices of fresh mango.
Serves 6 to 8 persons (2 – one oz ham portions)
Enjoy.
Concocted and Developed by Larry Santure, former Director of Country Meat Sales at Smithfield.
Options: Use rum flavoring instead of rum. Dried fruit containing pineapple, cranberry and apple works very well.
