Photo: Slow-Cooked Ham and Beans Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon hot paprika
- 1 4-to-5-pound bone-in picnic ham
- 1 pound dried butter beans or lima beans
- 1 bay leaf
- 4 sprigs thyme
- 1 28-ounce can whole fire-roasted tomatoes
- 1 bunch scallions, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
Directions
Combine the tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, red pepper flakes and paprika in a 5-to-6-quart slow cooker. Add the ham, beans, bay leaf and thyme. Pour in 4 cups water; cover and cook on low, undisturbed, 8 hours.
Pour the tomatoes into a bowl and crush them with your hands. Add the tomatoes and their juices, the scallions and garlic to the slow cooker. Cover and cook 30 more minutes.
Remove the ham from the slow cooker and transfer to a cutting board to cool slightly before slicing. Set aside about one-third of the ham and 3 cups of the stewed bean mixture to make Ham Jambalaya. Serve the remaining ham with the bean mixture.
Turn leftovers into Ham Jambalaya
Per serving: Calories 750; Fat 22 g (Saturated 8 g); Cholesterol 201 mg; Sodium 640 mg; Carbohydrate 59 g; Fiber 17 g; Protein 77 g
Photograph by Antonis Achilleos
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By Diddywy2
S.E. PA
on February 27, 2012
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I used two smoked ham hocks which equaled about 4 lbs. I started this in my slow cooker as directed but after 8 hours my beans were still hard. I then transfer it to my dutch oven and continued to cook it at a simmer another hour and a half until the beans were soft. All said, we enjoyed this recipe very much. I was instructed to put it in my permanent rotation which means hubby really liked it. The amount of heat was just right and the broth had a wonderful depth of flavor.
By adawnholland
Idabel, OK
on January 29, 2012
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We very much enjoyed this! I'm not much of a ham lover, but my husband is. I bought a 4.5 lbs. ham and intended to make the jambalya the next day, but we didn't have enough. I only used 14.5 oz of tomatoes and I didn't have any paprika, but other than that, I followed all instructions. I will definitely make this again.
By loriwerhane
on December 19, 2011
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Tasted very good, BUT it looked nothing like the photograph on the recipe. Tomato paste and a 28 ounce can of whole tomatoes and I see no tomatoes in the photo! Mine looked like a very red ham stew!?! Maybe it needed more water? Today we use the leftovers for Jambalaya!
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