Christmas Ham Breakfast Recipe

Ingredients

Serves 4

8 Large eggs
4 slices white or whole wheat bread
2 tbsp. butter for buttering bread
6 slices wafer thin ham cut in small pieces
4 oz. cheddar cheese (grated)
1 finely chopped sweet pepper
1 finely chopped onion
1 finely chopped tomato
1 small can pineapple chunks (optional)
salt and black pepper

Method

1. Butter the bread and cut the slices into quarters. 
2. Arrange the bread in a glass baking dish with cover.
3. Tuck the ham slices between the bread
4. Crack the eggs into a jug, add the milk and seasoning
5. Beat together with a wire whisk, then pour over the bread, pressing down so it can absorb milk
6. Bake for 10 minutes, then remove and turn.
7. Add cheese and return to oven baking for 10 minutes
8. Let cool and serve with tomato and lettuce.

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Stuffed Christmas Roaster

Ingredients

1 Roaster Chicken
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. black pepper
5 gloves garlic, finely chopped
1 onion, finely chopped
2 tbsp. soy sauce
1 scotch bonnet pepper, finely chopped
Roaster gizzard & liver from the giblet pack

Stuffing

2 tbsp. honey
3 rashers bacon, cut into small pieces
1 onion, chopped
1 cup stale bread, cubed
1/3 cup raisins
1 cup pumpkin peeled and cubed
1 cup irish potato peeled and cubed
1 sprig thyme
1/4 cup chopped escallion or parsley

Method

1. In a pan covered with water, boil gizzard and liver until tender (about 1 hour)
2. Place bacon in a cold pan, turn heat on medium and sear the fat for 5 minutes
3. Turn heat to medium high, add onions, chopped gizzard and liver. Cook for 4 minutes
4. Remove from stove, add bread, raisins, thyme and pumpkin. Allow to cool slightly.
5. Mix salt, black pepper, chopped garlic, onion, soy sauce, scotch bonnet pepper and honey
6. Season inside and outside of roaster with seasoning mixture
7. Lightly pack the stuffing into the cavity of the bird
8. Place in preheated oven (375 degrees Fahrenheit) for approximately 2 hours until juices run clear.
9. Garnish and display on platter

Jamaican Country Style Ham

Ingredients  

Start with cooked Ham at refrigerator temperature.

9 lb picnic ham 

1/2 cup brown sugar 

2 tbsp. honey

1 tsp. mustard 

2 dozen whole Pimento cloves 

6 Maraschino cherries for garnishing 

6 pineapple slices in heavy syrup for garnishing 

1/2 tsp. ginger powder 

1 tsp. garlic powder

Method 

The lower the heat the softer the ham will be. 

1. Cook at 325°F for approximately 3 hours 

2. Trim of skin and glaze by mixing sugar, honey, mustard, ginger and garlic powder together 

3. Brush mixture over ham 

4. Score the surface in 1 inch squares or diamonds

5. Stick whole cloves in the middle of squares, spoon glaze mixture over the ham while cooking for 20 minutes longer.

 6. Dress with pineapple slices and cherries and bake for 10 minutes longer. 

Tip: using a meat thermometer takes the guesswork out of knowing if the ham is thoroughly cooked. (When mercury rises to tender ham 160 F). Remove from the oven when fully cooked.