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devil |
to prepare (food such as eggs or ham) by chopping finely and adding spicy seasoning. [1/8 definitions] |
eggs Benedict |
a dish made of poached eggs placed on a slice of ham over toast or a split and toasted English muffin, and covered with hollandaise sauce. |
gammon2 |
a ham that has been smoked or cured. [1/2 definitions] |
jambalaya |
a Creole dish of rice cooked with ham, chicken, shrimp, oysters, and the like, and seasoned with herbs and spices. |
prosciutto |
spicy dried ham used in Italian cooking, usu. sliced very thin. |
quiche |
an unsweetened pastry shell filled with custard, cheese, and one or two other ingredients, such as ham or spinach, usu. served hot from the oven. |
rasher |
a thin slice, or a serving of thin slices, of bacon or ham. |
red-eye gravy |
gravy made from the juices of fried ham, usu. by adding coffee and water to the pan. |
saltimbocca |
an Italian dish consisting of slices of rolled ham or veal seasoned, usu. with sage, and sautéed in butter. |
soul food |
items of food traditionally eaten by Black people of the rural U.S., such as collard greens, chitterlings, and ham hocks. |
sugar-cured |
of meats, esp. ham, cured with a mixture of sugar, salt, and nitrate or nitrite. |
Western omelet |
an omelet made with diced green peppers, onions, and ham. |
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