One, Two, Three Ham

I decided to cook my Easter ham in the crock pot this year because I didn't want to leave the oven on while we were at church.  Let me say that it was so easy and delicious that I won't be cooking ham in the oven any longer. It was juicy and tender and the pineapple wasn't overcooked.  I love, love my crock pot and cook the majority of my meat in it, especially beef and pork roasts.  I just throw them in, sometimes frozen, with my seasonings, some water and 6 to 8 hours later have fall off the bone tender meat.  I've never tried cooking ham, not sure why, but since I've been cooking my Sunday meals on Saturday I didn't want to do the ham early and reheat in the microwave. I Googled ham in crock pot and got some ideas then did my own thing.  I love Google, you can type in anything and find what you want. So for those of you that haven't thought about ham in the crock pot here's my easy 1, 2, 3 recipe

One, Two, Three Ham

picnic ham (with or without bone, mine had a bone in it)

1 large can pineapple slices

1/2 cup plus a little more brown sugar

pepper

In bottom of crock pot place 1/2 cup brown sugar, place picnic ham cut side down on top of brown sugar.

Score fat and skin with knife and rub with a bit more brown sugar, pour over pineapple slices with juice and sprinkle with pepper.  Cook on high for 4 hours. Slice and enjoy.

my ham was bigger than my crockpot

I discarded the liquid but saved the bone after cutting all the meat off. We put it in a large Ziploc bag and put in the freezer for a pot of beans later. Another option is to add whole cloves, studded in the scored fat/skin.  Be sure to take out before slicing. This last time I made it, I had caramelized onions in the freezer so added some in the bottom with the brown sugar.  Also if you get a ham that's too big for your crockpot just cover with aluminum foil and cook as normal.  

Enjoy,

Bamah



aluminum foil to the rescue 



Easter dinner yumminess