12/29/2020
I’m sorry for the time lapse. We were very busy this fall making homemade wine. I am back to cooking now that the craziness of preparing for the holidays are over and I want to share this delicious recipe that used up some of our leftover ham.
Spicy Sweet Ham and Squash Bowl
I diced one honeynut squash small, put it in a baking dish, drizzled it with 1 tsp orange flavored oil blended with 2 tsp olive oil. Sprinkled it with ground black pepper and some Himalayan sea salt. I put it in a preheated 375degree oven while I chopped the rest of the veggies, fruit, and ham. I used three small celery stalks, 1 honeycrisp apple, 1 cup of diced ham. I added about 1/2 cup of golden raisins.
When the squash was fork tender (after about 20 minutes, I brought it out of the oven and added the rest. I meant to add some green onions but forgot those.
I roasted them all together for about 10 minutes at 350 degrees while I prepared the sauce.
For the sauce I started with 1/3 cup of honey to which I added 2 Tbsp tarragon vinegar, 2 tsp ginger paste, 1/4 tsp cumin, 1/4 tsp Garam masala, 1/2 tsp sambal oelek. I pulled the pan out of the oven, poured the sauce over the diced mixture and added about 1/2 cup of bourbon soaked cherries (completely optional, I just happened to have some I wanted to use).
I put the pan back in the oven for about 10 minutes while I made some quick rice.