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Ham and Cabbage Skillet
Happy St. Patrick's Day, everyone!
We're not doing anything special around here for St. Patty's Day today. Grace and I are both sick with spring colds. So, it's a pajama day for the both of us. Not even green pjs since we don't have any of those!
I didn't want today to pass without some sort of St. Patrick's Day themed post, so here's a recipe that I shared on my other blog last year. I was planning to make this today, but I think I'll be getting some homemade soup out of the freezer for dinner tonight instead.
I'm not a huge fan of the traditional boiled ham and cabbage St. Patrick's Day dinner. I also don't like Corned Beef and Cabbage. Honestly, I am Irish! :)
When I eat ham, I tend to only enjoy it if it's a spiral cut ham from either Heavenly Ham or Honey Baked Ham. Or if it's in the form of deli meat. Even then, I'm picky about it.
I will, however, eat ham steak. And I do enjoy that! MMmmm!
In the past, Joe and I never really did anything to "celebrate" St. Patrick's Day. Well, besides wearing a green shirt to avoid pinching!
Now that we have Grace, I want to celebrate all the special occasions in little ways. You know, heart-shaped pancakes on Valentine's Day and stuff like that.
Grace is still too young to even realize that it's a special occasion and she's just starting on table food, so this year was "practice". We were out yesterday during dinner, so I put off making our St. Patty's Day dinner until tonight. I really enjoyed it and think it will be a keeper. Not only for St. Patty's Day but as another way to serve ham steak throughout the year.
Ham and Cabbage Skillet
Ingredients:
- 3Tbs. Butter
- 3 potatoes, scrubbed and diced
- 2 cups onion, chopped
- 2 cups carrots, chopped
- 4 cups cabbage, chopped
- 1/2 cup water
- Mrs. Dash, paprika, black pepper (to taste)
- 1 lb. ham steak, diced
Directions:
Boil potatoes in a pot of water until tender, drain.
In a skillet cook onions and carrots in melted butter just until onions start to look translucent.
Add cabbage and cook for about 2 minutes.
Stir in water. This will help cook the cabbage as well as deglaze the pan.
Season to your liking. Be sure to mix well.
Add diced ham and heat through.
Mix in the cooked potatoes. (You may want to add another Tbs. of butter at this point)
Cook for a few minutes longer and serve.
Notes:
If you happen to make a traditional boiled ham dinner, this would be a great way to serve the leftovers. Just drain the liquid and add to a hot skillet with melted butter. Saute until slightly browned.
I'll be linking this recipe to the following blog carnivals and linky parties: