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Ham 01

Make Ham 01 at home with Water, Flour, and Fresh White Bread Crumbs. Keep it handy for the next time you cook it.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• 6 cup
• 2/3 cup
• 3 tbsp
• 1/4 cup

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

2. 2

   Cook the lentils very slowly in water for about 30 minutes, until barely tender.

3. 3

   Drain.

4. 4

   Meanwhile, dry the chunks of meat in paper towels, spread in a roasting pan, and brown in the upper-middle level of a preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, turning the meat and basting occasionally with accumulated fat and juices from the pan.

5. 5

   Prepare the mirepoix also, and when done, blend in the flour, cook slowly, stirring, for 2 minutes, and remove from heat; beat in the wine, then the stock, and simmer 5 minutes, add the herbs to this sauce, and correct seasoning.

6. 6

   Fold the lentils and sauce together, and spread in the baking dish.

7. 7

   Arrange the browned meat on top, pushing the pieces into the lentils.

8. 8

   Pour fat from roasting pan into a small bowl, and deglaze pan with a little wine or bouillon (pour in the liquid, set over heat, and scrape coagulated meat juices into liquid with a wooden spoon, boiling rapidly until liquid is syrupy); pour over the meat.

9. 9

   Season meat lightly with salt and pepper; sprinkle the shallots or scallions, parsley, and bread crumbs over all.

10. 10

    Baste with 2 spoonfuls of fat reserved from the roasting pan.

11. 11

    Preheat oven to 375 degrees.