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October/November • 2009
Deserts to go

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Great Holiday Menus Start with Sysco Ham

Add Ham to Your Menu during the Holidays & Everyday of the Year

The holidays are quickly approaching and more consumers are getting back to basics with their dining selections. As more consumers enjoy family-style dining or buffets to stretch their dollars, ham becomes a clear menu item due to its incredible versatility. Ham is a staple during the holidays, but it is also a cost-effective, easy-to-use protein to include year-round.

As consumers continue to look for value in their dining options, ham is a great alternative to beef. Ham can be added to salads or breakfast dishes, or sliced thick or thin for sandwiches of any size. Any way you slice it ham is a versatile, lean protein that offers consumers something different and unexpected. Sysco offers a wide variety of ham items that are perfect for numerous food service applications. Two very different examples are the Classic Old-Fashioned PIT Ham and the Block and Barrel Bone-In 15% WA (water added) Ham.

The Classic Old-Fashioned boneless WA PIT (partial internal trim) ham is a premium ham that is naturally hardwood smoked and has exceptional visual appeal on carving stations. This item is a great multi-purpose ham that is ideal for upscale buffets or center of the plate applications. When featuring as a center of the plate menu item, it is best served warm with your own signature glaze. The boneless PIT ham also works well sliced for sandwiches, diced or julienned for salads, quiche, omelets or salads. The Classic Old-Fashioned PIT ham (SUPC 8974461) is packed one ham per box so operators never have more than they need. The average weight of the Classic PIT ham is approximately 14 to 19 pounds.

If a bone-in ham is more in-line with your menu applications, the Block and Barrel Bone-In 15% WA ham is a great choice. A premium item, the Block and Barrel ham is smoked over natural hickory hardwood chips. Because it is a water added (WA) ham, it retains more moisture when cooking, leaving you with a juicy ham with impressive visual appeal on carving stations. This is a perfect item for upscale buffets or center of the plate applications and looks exceptional when served warm with a glaze. The Block and Barrel ham (SUPC 8127128) is packaged two per box and averages 20-25 pounds per ham.

Both ham items are fully cooked and ready to eat, requiring little prep work to warm. Simply place in a pan and tent with foil and warm in a 325°F oven for 12 minutes per pound, adding glaze during the final 30 minutes of warming. Both hams offer exceptional visual appeal and taste.

For more information about either of these ham items or to order, please contact your Sysco Marketing Associate today.

Recipe: Block & Barrel Bone-In Ham w/ Pineapple Glaze


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