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Country Ham: How would you shred it?

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Country Ham: How would you shred it?

by Marsha L. » Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:24 pm

Say you wanted some shredded country ham for ham salad or country-ham-and-olive-tapenade. It's not going to shred easily with a fork like poached chicken does. But just say you're really, really anxious to use country ham in shredded form (sort of like pulled beef or pork, physically). How would you go about shredding it?
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Re: Country Ham: How would you shred it?

by GaryF » Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:51 pm

I've been able to shred the long strand muscle from the shank on occasion. I think that is because it overcooks and dries out. Probably no help but that so rarely stops me. :wink:
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Re: Country Ham: How would you shred it?

by Bill Veneman » Fri Apr 24, 2009 3:42 pm

Shredding I don't know about....but whenever I've have made my Country Ham Salad, I usually grind it .... good consistency, and you get better coverage of the Mayo, etc.
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Re: Country Ham: How would you shred it?

by Michelle R. » Fri Apr 24, 2009 3:48 pm

I'd probably bust out my Cuisinart. Not sure if that would work, but worth a try.
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Re: Country Ham: How would you shred it?

by Dan Thomas » Fri Apr 24, 2009 3:59 pm

I don't think you can shred country ham or any ham for that matter. Cured meats don't have that sinewy texture. I think that the closest you could get would be to slice thin and Julianne. Or pulse in the food processor
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Re: Country Ham: How would you shred it?

by Deb Hall » Sat Apr 25, 2009 10:23 pm

I'm with Dan- I shred mine by pulsing it in the food processor. Which is wonderful for country ham dip,salad, etc but it's not going to give you a consistency like pulled meats...
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