COOKS SHANK HAM RECIPES

Steps:

• Dice the carrot.
• Dice the celery stalks.
• Dice the onion.
• Heat heavy stock pot over Medium heat.
• Add the butter.
• Add onions, carrots, celery
• Stir and cook until vegetables are tender.
• Add ham bone.
• Add water.
• Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour.
• Remove ham bone. Set aside. Remove meat when cooled.
• Cube the potatoes into about 1 inch pieces.
• Add potatoes to pot. Cook about 15 minutes until potatoes are tender.
• Remove about half of the potatoes. Set aside.
• Add the milk.
• Use an Immersion Blender to puree potatoes left in the pot.
• Add potato pieces and ham meat back to pot. Stir well.
• Add salt and pepper as needed.
• Serve warm.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Rinse the beans, sorting out any broken or discolored ones. In a large pot over high heat, bring the water to a boil. Add the salt and the beans and remove from heat. Let beans sit in the hot water for at least 60 minutes.
• After the 60 minutes of soaking, return the pot to high heat and place the ham bone, carrots, celery, onion, garlic, mustard and bay leaves in the pot. Stir well, bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 60 more minutes.
• Remove ham bone and discard. Stir in the chopped ham and simmer for 30 more minutes. Season with ground white pepper to taste.