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Cranberry Ham Sliders with Bacon Butter, Pineapple, and Arugula

Cranberry Ham Sliders with Bacon Butter, Pineapple, and Arugula

recipe c/o Sicily Sierra

Ingredients

1 large Sam's Choice Boneless Spiral Cut Brown Sugar Double Glazed Ham

1/2 stick Unsalted Butter

4 sprig Fresh Parsley, leaves and stems minced

4 slice Wright Thick Cut Hickory Smoked Bacon

1 cans Sliced Pineapple Rings

1 pints Great Value Maraschino Cherries

1 cans Dr. Pepper

1 tbsps Smoked Paprika

1 drizzle Grapeseed oil

1 packet Sister Schubert's Parker House Style Yeast Rolls, 11 oz.

Preparation

1 pack - T Marzetti Sister Schubert’s Warm and Serve Yeast Rolls

Bake based on instructions

1 pack - T Marzetti Sister Schubert’s Warm and Serve Yeast Rolls

Bake based on instructions

Bacon butter

1 stick unsalted butter

4 pieces - wright thick cut - hickory bacon

Fresh Italian Parsley 4 sprigs, leaf, and stem minced

Mince Parsley

Assembly

Render bacon and allow both bacon and fat to cool slightly

Mince the bacon

In a mixing bowl

Add softened butter

Minced parsley and bacon

And bacon fat (notes you don’t want the bacon fat to be liquidy but you don’t want it fully solid either)

Mix well

Roll into a log, wrap in plastic, and chill in the fridge

Ham Ingredients

1 Sams choice boneless Ham - spiral cut, brown sugar, and double glazed

1 can pineapple slices (rings)

1 Jar Great Value Maraschino Cherries

1/4 can of dr. pepper

1 Tablespoon smoked Paprika

Toothpicks

Foil

Render bacon and allow both bacon and fat to cool slightly

Mince the bacon

In a mixing bowl

Add softened butter

Minced parsley and bacon

And bacon fat (notes you don’t want the bacon fat to be liquidy but you don’t want it fully solid either)

Mix well

Roll into a log, wrap in plastic, and chill in the fridge

Ham Ingredients

1 Sams choice boneless Ham - spiral cut, brown sugar, and double glazed

1 can pineapple slices (rings)

1 Jar Great Value Maraschino Cherries

1/4 can of dr. pepper

1 Tablespoon smoked Paprika

Toothpicks

Foil

Roasting the ham Assembly

Preheat oven at 325

Place Ham in a disposable pan or oven-safe dish

Took pick cherry and attach pineapple rings and stick them on the outside of the Ham

Mix doctor pepper and paprika and pour over ham

Cover with foil and bake for 10 minutes

Uncover and back in for 20 - 30 minutes

Basting every 5 minutes

Reserve all the tooth picked Cherries

And cut the pineapple rings in quarters to save for our sandwich

Render bacon and allow both bacon and fat to cool slightly

Mince the bacon

In a mixing bowl

Add softened butter

Minced parsley and bacon

And bacon fat (notes you don’t want the bacon fat to be liquidy but you don’t want it fully solid either)

Mix well

Roll into a log, wrap in plastic, and chill in the fridge

Ham Ingredients

1 Sams choice boneless Ham - spiral cut, brown sugar, and double glazed

1 can pineapple slices (rings)

1 Jar Great Value Maraschino Cherries

1/4 can of dr. pepper

1 Tablespoon smoked Paprika

Toothpicks

Foil

Roasting the ham Assembly

Preheat oven at 325

Place Ham in a disposable pan or oven-safe dish

Took pick cherry and attach pineapple rings and stick them on the outside of the Ham

Mix doctor pepper and paprika and pour over ham

Cover with foil and bake for 10 minutes

Uncover and back in for 20 - 30 minutes

Basting every 5 minutes

Reserve all the tooth picked Cherries

And cut the pineapple rings in quarters to save for our sandwich

Cranberry Jelly

1 can Ocean Spray Jellied Cranberry Sauce

1/2 cup water

1/2 c sugar

1 teaspoon Lemon zest

1 pinch of kosher salt

Assembly

In a pot add all ingredients and whisk until it comes together smoothly

Put in an air-tight container in the fridge

Cranberry Vinaigrette

1/4 Cup of Cranberry Jelly

1 teaspoon Grapeseed oil

2 teaspoons white distilled vinegar

1 teaspoon kosher salt

2 teaspoons ground pepper

Assembly

In a mixing bowl oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper

Mix well until homogeneous

Add in cranberry jelly until fully incorporated

Sandwich Assembly
Sear Ham

Leave ham in large slices but cut in half lengthwise

In a sauté pan

Add 1 to 2 teaspoons of Grapeseed Oil

Once the oil is shimmering add Ham and allow to sear/caramelize on both sides

Sear Rolls

Slice cooled yeast rolls in half horizontally

In a sauté pan add bacon butter slices and allow to melt over medium heat

Gently sear the outsides of the rolls getting a very little color

Flip and sear the insides on the roll allowing them to be crispy and golden brown in color

Season Arugula

In a mixing bowl add 1/4 container Marketside Organic Baby Arugula ( cleaned and dried Arugula )

Coat with 2 teaspoons of Grapeseed oil

Season with Salt and Pepper to taste

Add vinaigrette to arugula - toss and coat well

How to layer the Sandwich 

Starting from the bottom half of the roll

Add Mayo and a dash of hot sauce

Fold on ham in half and place it on the roll

Add the second slice of halved ham layering the fold on the opposite side - to create height and balance

Add 1/4 a pineapple ring

Add seasoned Arugula

Top with the upper half of the roll and toothpick roasted cherry

In a mixing bowl add 1/4 container Marketside Organic Baby Arugula ( cleaned and dried Arugula )

Coat with 2 teaspoons of Grapeseed oil

Season with Salt and Pepper to taste

Add vinaigrette to arugula - toss and coat well

How to layer the Sandwich 

Starting from the bottom half of the roll

Add Mayo and a dash of hot sauce

Fold on ham in half and place it on the roll

Add the second slice of halved ham layering the fold on the opposite side - to create height and balance

Add 1/4 a pineapple ring

Add seasoned Arugula

Top with the upper half of the roll and toothpick roasted cherry

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