Leftover/dried out Serrano ham

[Pothole]

I was a bought a little ham for Christmas and there's quite a bit left but it's dried out to the point that it's a bit like biltong. Any recipes or suggestions for using it up. I'm thinking I might use it in a big batch of soup but it's quite salty.

[JKRolling]

It shoud be ok as soup or pizza topping or you could try a pasta dish. I'm thinking possibly chilli garlic and onions fried off with passata and the ham then toss cooked spaghetti or linguine in with parsley or perhaps something like tarragon if you wanted a change from basil

[IanA2]

Freezes well. Then use it sparingly in soups/sauces etc.

[Pothole]

Ah, it does freeze...that gets it out of the fridge, anyway.

[Pothole]

JKRolling said:

It shoud be ok as soup or pizza topping or you could try a pasta dish. I'm thinking possibly chilli garlic and onions fried off with passata and the ham then toss cooked spaghetti or linguine in with parsley or perhaps something like tarragon if you wanted a change from basil

Worth a go, too. Thanks

[ou sont les biscuits]

A typical way to use what you have left in Spain would be to use it with some lentils.

Here's a youtube video showing one recipe. It's in Spanish, but very short and self explanatory. The only thing that isn't clear from the video is that you need to leave the lentils to soak overnight. There are loads of similar recipes out there, google lentejas con jamon.

Co-incidentally, my wife has some on the stove as I type this.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5-PEULYxZY

[Pothole]

ou sont les biscuits said:

A typical way to use what you have left in Spain would be to use it with some lentils.

Here's a youtube video showing one recipe. It's in Spanish, but very short and self explanatory. The only thing that isn't clear from the video is that you need to leave the lentils to soak overnight. There are loads of similar recipes out there, google lentejas con jamon.

Co-incidentally, my wife has some on the stove as I type this.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5-PEULYxZY

I love the end of that clip..."excelente".

[IanA2]

ou sont les biscuits said:

A typical way to use what you have left in Spain would be to use it with some lentils.

Here's a youtube video showing one recipe. It's in Spanish, but very short and self explanatory. The only thing that isn't clear from the video is that you need to leave the lentils to soak overnight. There are loads of similar recipes out there, google lentejas con jamon.

Co-incidentally, my wife has some on the stove as I type this.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5-PEULYxZY

That's a nice dish. The Italians do similar dishes, in fact i think fairly common across the Mediterranean.

Lenticchie e prosciutto will bring up plenty of Italian variants.

Buon appetito tutto

[don4l]

Pothole said:

ou sont les biscuits said:

A typical way to use what you have left in Spain would be to use it with some lentils.

Here's a youtube video showing one recipe. It's in Spanish, but very short and self explanatory. The only thing that isn't clear from the video is that you need to leave the lentils to soak overnight. There are loads of similar recipes out there, google lentejas con jamon.

Co-incidentally, my wife has some on the stove as I type this.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5-PEULYxZY

I love the end of that clip..."excelente".

My (Spanish) wife does a similar dish with chick peas.

Last year I bought one of the Lidl legs of Jamon. It really was too big for the two of us. After a few months, it had gone almost black, and very dry.

Soaking some slices in water overnight returned it to its former glory. The slices regained their colour and texture.


The soaking will also reduce the saltiness.

[ou sont les biscuits]

don4l said:

Pothole said:

ou sont les biscuits said:

A typical way to use what you have left in Spain would be to use it with some lentils.

Here's a youtube video showing one recipe. It's in Spanish, but very short and self explanatory. The only thing that isn't clear from the video is that you need to leave the lentils to soak overnight. There are loads of similar recipes out there, google lentejas con jamon.

Co-incidentally, my wife has some on the stove as I type this.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5-PEULYxZY

I love the end of that clip..."excelente".

My (Spanish) wife does a similar dish with chick peas.

Last year I bought one of the Lidl legs of Jamon. It really was too big for the two of us. After a few months, it had gone almost black, and very dry.

Soaking some slices in water overnight returned it to its former glory. The slices regained their colour and texture.


The soaking will also reduce the saltiness.

The reason I didn't suggest 'garbanzos con jamon' was because of the secondary consequences. The first time I ate them was at one of my wife's aunties houses in Madrid. Nobody told me that having two plates of the stuff was not advisable.

I spent the rest of the afternoon having a cigarette break outside the flat every ten minutes or so, even though I don't smoke.

Everything in moderation, as I learned that afternoon.

[Pothole]

don4l said:

Pothole said:

ou sont les biscuits said:

A typical way to use what you have left in Spain would be to use it with some lentils.

Here's a youtube video showing one recipe. It's in Spanish, but very short and self explanatory. The only thing that isn't clear from the video is that you need to leave the lentils to soak overnight. There are loads of similar recipes out there, google lentejas con jamon.

Co-incidentally, my wife has some on the stove as I type this.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5-PEULYxZY

I love the end of that clip..."excelente".

My (Spanish) wife does a similar dish with chick peas.

Last year I bought one of the Lidl legs of Jamon. It really was too big for the two of us. After a few months, it had gone almost black, and very dry.

Soaking some slices in water overnight returned it to its former glory. The slices regained their colour and texture.


The soaking will also reduce the saltiness.

I guess I could soak the ham and the lentils together...hmmmm

[dudleybloke]

Shred it and whack it in an omelette.

[Pothole]

dudleybloke said:

Shred it and whack it in an omelette.

too much effort to shred, I reckon, far too much left for a single omelette.

[Blown2CV]

shred it, fry it with a little oil, add breadcrumbs and some fresh herbs, season, allow to cool a bit, whizz it in the magimix so it's more of a crumble, pack it onto white fish fillets and bake. Amazing.

[Pothole]

Blown2CV said:

shred it, fry it with a little oil, add breadcrumbs and some fresh herbs, season, allow to cool a bit, whizz it in the magimix so it's more of a crumble, pack it onto white fish fillets and bake. Amazing.

That's gonna be an expensive recipe...

[IanA2]

You could make prosciutto dust, or I suppose as it's Serrano....

Here's a nice recipe: https://www.stlmag.com/dining/recipes/Seared-Scall...

[Blown2CV]

Pothole said:

Blown2CV said:

shred it, fry it with a little oil, add breadcrumbs and some fresh herbs, season, allow to cool a bit, whizz it in the magimix so it's more of a crumble, pack it onto white fish fillets and bake. Amazing.

That's gonna be an expensive recipe...

to be honest once you've made the crumb you can do various things with it. Mix through cooked pasta... it's more of a seasoning.

[don4l]

Cut off one slice and put it in a bowl of water. Leave it in the fridge overnight.

You will be very surprised.

[jjaack]

Just chucking mine in Cabonara as I type.

[Pothole]

Way to zombie!

I forget what I did with it now...