When I was growing up one of my favorite meals was Ham, Cabbage & Potatoes. I always thought that any meal that good had to be hard to make but when my mom taught me how to make it I couldn’t believe how easy it was. My inspiration this week was the GIANT head of cabbage I purchased last week at a local farm.
Ingredients:
Ham {bone in is best-NOT flavored} Size determined by your preference
Potatoes-as many or as few as you would like
Cabbage-1 head
Cube the ham into 1 to 1 1/2 inch cubes and place on bottom of a large pot
Cube the cabbage {1 1/2 to 2 inch cubes} layer on top of ham
Peel and cube potatoes and layer on top of the cabbage
Cover all with water about 1 inch above top of potatoes. Cook on high heat bringing to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are soft and cabbage is cooked-approximately 60 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to serve.
That’s it-super simple and oh so good!
hugs, mb
p.s. We made a huge pot of this-the meal cost under $20.00 and was enough for 2 meals for a family of 5
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Sounds good to me!! Thanks.
Looks delicious and easy. A one pot meal. Do you serve anything else with it?
I like to serve this with fresh bread for dipping into the ‘broth’. Italian bread or French bread are my favorites. : )
Ooh, I love a nice easy meal! My family would love this! How many potatoes do you use?
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Thank you : ) We used 6 large potatoes.
I love one pot meals and this one sounds GREAT!!!
Geri
Sounds so tasty. My Grandma used to make a dish like this and I loved it. Thank you very much! PS, I love your blog
Love this growing up. Forgot how long to cook. Thanks. Usually after the potatoes and cabbage are done I get a big pan under the strainer, the juices I turn into gravy with alittle bit of flour and milk. Thanks so much for the instructions. have to run to turn down the stove.
Ham, cabbage and potatoes is always a feel good, reminds me of my childhood, autumn type meal. I guess my mom cheated though as we do it in the pressure cooker, so it’s literally just a few minutes to make. I actually have some on the stove now. I’m going to have to try to make it this way now too.
YUMMY!
I usually add onion and cook in the crock pot all day!! So good and so easy! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful recipe! Since finding it, I have prepared it four yummy times! I smell it cooking as I type!
Make this today-great recipe – only used 1/2 head cabbage – c0oked it in the slow cooker on High for 3 hours and on stove top for 1/2 hour.
Will make it again soon.
This is a tradition on the eastern shore of Maryland. I make it after we have finished a ham and have the bone with some meat left on it. I boil/simmer the ham bone for 1 hour, then add the potatoes and cabbage and continue cooking for another 45 minutes. We serve it with apple cider vinegar and biscuits!
My mom always added carrots or rutabaga (turnip) just to add some color.