Sweet Sour Ham Loaf Recipes

SWEET AND SOUR HAM

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving 1/3 cup of juice; set pineapple aside. In a large bowl, combine the reserved juice, ketchup, soy sauce and sugar. Add ham and green pepper., In a large skillet, cook and stir ham mixture over medium heat for 5-7 minutes or until pepper is tender. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in pineapple and heat through. Serve with rice if desired.

SWEET AND SOUR HAM

Steps:

• Add reserved pineapple juice (from pineapple chunks) to a large glass measuring cup. Add enough water to equal 1 1/2 cups. Whisk in the brown sugar, red pepper, ginger, vinegar, soy sauce and cornstarch until smooth. Set aside.
• In a large saute pan, cook the ham, garlic and peppers over medium high heat until just tender. Add the drained pineapple chunks and cook a few minutes longer. Stir in the pineapple juice mixture and bring to a boil.
• Continue to simmer, stirring often, until everything is heated through and the vegetables reach desired tenderness. Just before serving, stir in green onions. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Serve over hot cooked rice and sprinkle with chopped cashews.

SWEET AND SOUR GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 325 degrees F. Combine jelly, mustard, lemon juice and ground cloves in medium saucepan; place over medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Set aside.
• SCORE fat on ham in a diamond design; stud with cloves. Place ham, fat side up, on rack in roasting pan. Insert meat thermometer, making sure it does not touch bone.
• BAKE, uncovered, until thermometer registers 140 degrees F (1 1/2 to 2 hours); baste every 15 to 20 minutes with sauce.
• HEAT remaining sauce; serve with ham.

SWEET-AND-SOUR MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the bread crumbs, salt, pepper and eggs; crumble beef over top and mix well. Add onion and half of the tomato sauce. Press into a 9x5-in. loaf pan. , Bake at 350° for 50 minutes. In a saucepan, combine the sugars, vinegar, mustard and remaining tomato sauce; bring to a boil. Pour over meat loaf; bake until no pink remains and a thermometer reads 160°, about 10 minutes longer., Freeze option: Securely wrap and freeze cooled meat loaf in plastic wrap and foil. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Unwrap meat loaf; reheat on a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan in a preheated 350° oven until heated through and a thermometer inserted in center reads 165°.

SWEET AND SOUR MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, bread crumbs, salt, ground black pepper, eggs, onion flakes and 1/2 of the can of tomato sauce. Mix together well and place into a 5x9 inch loaf pan.
• Push the meatloaf down into the pan forming a well for the sauce around all the edges.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 40 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the remaining tomato sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, white sugar and mustard. Bring to a boil and remove from heat.
• After meatloaf has cooked for 40 minutes, remove from oven and pour sauce over the top of the meatloaf.
• Return to oven and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 more minutes. Let sit 5 minutes before removing from pan.

SWEET-SOUR HAM LOAF

Steps:

• For ham loaf, mix all ingredients thoroughly . Form into a loaf and bake in a shallow pan. Bake at 350° for 2 hours.For mustard glaze, blend well all ingredients and spread over ham loaf during last 1/2 hour of baking, basting often with sauce in the pan.Horseradish Sauce: Serve with prepared cream style horseradish added to 1 cup dairy sour cream to taste.