Ham Steak and Boiled and Fried Potatoes
HRGirl
290 Posts
This is a comfort food for me in the fall and winter. My grandmom always made this for us when we visited if she didn't have time to butcher one of her chickens!
Buy a thick country style ham steak (nothing else will do).
Peel and cut potatoes in half or if really big quarters. Boil in salted water until just fork tender. Drain water, cover and set aside.
While potatoes are boiling fry ham steak in a black well seasoned iron skillet. This is key, it must be a seasoned iron skillet nothing compares to the flavor! Fry until ham steak is slightly browned (you shouldn't need to add any cooking oil if using a seasoned skillet. Remove from skillet and set aside in oven to stay warm.
Put drained, boiled potatoes in skillet with ham juices. Fry until potatoes are browned, turning only once or twice to brown on both sides.
Serve with corn for a well rounded fattening meal.
We fork mash the potatoes and add lots of butter. YUMMMY!
Buy a thick country style ham steak (nothing else will do).
Peel and cut potatoes in half or if really big quarters. Boil in salted water until just fork tender. Drain water, cover and set aside.
While potatoes are boiling fry ham steak in a black well seasoned iron skillet. This is key, it must be a seasoned iron skillet nothing compares to the flavor! Fry until ham steak is slightly browned (you shouldn't need to add any cooking oil if using a seasoned skillet. Remove from skillet and set aside in oven to stay warm.
Put drained, boiled potatoes in skillet with ham juices. Fry until potatoes are browned, turning only once or twice to brown on both sides.
Serve with corn for a well rounded fattening meal.
We fork mash the potatoes and add lots of butter. YUMMMY!
Comments
I do make ham and eggs and homefries. Homefries are potatoes sliced like thick potato chips and fried up to a golden brown outside and a soft inside. Some people call them hash browns. Those I do put lots a Crisco in the skillet. Even if I use an iron skillet (adds yet another layer to the seasoning of the skillet). These are the foods I grew up with and now my daughter who is 7 can't get enough of. When I met my husband he lived on rice, ground beef and spaghetti. If you asked him today, he'd take my food over his any day. His favorite is my garlic fried chicken (fried in a well seasoned black iron chicken fryer).
My family says its all Pennsylvania dutch food, but I think its more a Southern (Don take note to the capital S) food thing. I've always said I'm a Southerner born and raised in the north. Is that possible?