Substitute for ground picnic ham.

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Can’t find 1/2lb ground picnic ham to use in pasta sauce recipe. What could I use as a substitute?



Best Answer

You could use ground pork, ground beef, ground lamb, or ground chicken. These would slightly alter the flavor of the final product, depending on the other ingredients in your sauce.




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Quick Answer about "Substitute for ground picnic ham."

A Different Shoulder Cut If the recipe calls for a butterflied picnic cut, you can simply use a regular shoulder cut. For stewing pieces of meat, you can just buy a butterflied or even deboned piece of shoulder and dice it into the correct sized pieces required. For ground pork, any part of the shoulder works great.

Is ground ham the same as ground pork?

Ground ham is different from ground pork in that it is nearly all lean \u2014 some brands will have only as little as 5% fat in them. Regular ground pork is occasionally referred to as \u201csweet ground pork\u201d to contrast it with ground ham, which has more of a salty taste.

Is a smoked picnic ham already cooked?

Keep in mind that picnic hams are pre-cooked, so all you're doing here is re-heating it and adding a glaze if you choose. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Place the ham on a rack in a roasting pan, fat side up. Add 1 cup of water to the pan and cover it tightly with foil.




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