Crock ‘o Pig

Crock ‘o Pig:

1 fresh ham steak (upon examination, I would say this puppy was definitely not “cooked”)

1 medium/large sweet potato, sliced scallop style

2 medium potatoes, sliced scallop style

3-4 carrots, cut into thin sticks (I used carrots that a good friend – with a green thumb – had just pulled out of her garden.  So sweet and yummy!  A bit smaller than your standard store kind, so I just used a big handful)

1 cup frozen peas

splash of wine (I think both red and white would work – I used white – probably 1/4 cup?)

2 T whole grain mustard

sage leaves

heaping 1/2 T brown sugar

1 T or so apple cider vinegar

drizzle maple syrup

How it went down:

Throw the potatoes into the crock pot, top with carrots.  Smear the veggies with 1T or so of the mustard.  top with the ham steak, and smear on the rest of the mustard and the brown sugar.  Crumble in some sage leaves, drizzle with the maple syrup (you can skip this or just use a dash more brown sugar) and vinegar, and splash on the wine.  Throw in peas (don’t spill half of them on the floor, like I did).  Cover, crock for 8 hours or until the ham steak is done.

The verdict?  It was great – when doused with sweet chili sauce (for me) and BBQ sauce (the hubby).  The “ham” tasted more like plain pork, without that salty, smoked, sweet ham taste, and thus the need for the extra sauce.  Next time, I would DOUBLE all of the spices at least, or just dump in some sweet chili or BBQ.  This completely blows my theory that you can dump anything in a crock pot and have it meld into a fantastic dinner…