Any ideas for ham and cabbage?

Question

I'm making ham & cabbage for dinner and I've heard that you put potatoes in to soak up the salt, can you also add other vegetables and spices?

Answer 1

boiled dinner, ham, cabbage, carrots, onions, celery and potatoes
Serve with cornbread or cornbread muffins. Great meal.

Answer 2

New England Boiled Dinner? In large kettle put your ham shoulder in water.( enough to cover it) . Add Potato's, carrots, onions, turnip & cabbage. Bring to a full boil, then reduce to medium heat. Cook about 4 hours. When ham is falling off bone it's ready. Yum! Enjoy

Answer 3

Boiled Ham Dinner




I made this all-in-one dish often for my children when they were growing up. Now, I fix it when baby-sitting my grandchildren...they love it, too. It's easy to cook in one pot on the stovetop. —Janet Tucker of Bellevue, Ohio


INGREDIENTS


* 1 chunk unsliced deli ham (1 pound)
* 6 medium carrots, halved lengthwise and cut into thirds
* 4 medium red potatoes, quartered
* 2 medium onions, cut into wedges
* 1 bay leaf
* 1 teaspoon dried thyme
* 1 teaspoon peppercorns
* 1 garlic clove, halved
* 1/2 teaspoon whole allspice
* 1/2 medium head cabbage, cut into wedges


SERVINGS 4
CATEGORY Lower Fat
METHOD Stovetop - One-Dish
PREP 10 min.
COOK 25 min.
TOTAL 35 min.


DIRECTIONS



Place the ham, carrots, potatoes and onions in a Dutch oven. Place the bay leaf, thyme, peppercorns, garlic and allspice on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with kitchen string. Add to pan. Add water just to cover the ham and vegetables; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add cabbage; cover and simmer 15-20 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender. Discard spice bag and cooking liquid. Yield: 4 servings.

Answer 4

Make a boiled dinner, it great. Put you ham, cabbage, carrots, and potatoes, cook about 1 hr. You can't beat it.

Answer 5

carrots are very good with ham and cabbage

Answer 6

Try carrots, celerys good for natural seasoning.

Answer 7

enjoy the meal