posted by MaryAnne 01-29-102 6:45 AM
Ham Pot Pie
1 Medium Ham Shank
8 Potatoes
Pies:
2 cups flour
1 egg
1 cup water
In large stock pot, place entire ham (bone up) and cover with water. Bring to a boil then simmer 4-6 hours. Remove ham from juice, reserve juice Clean ham from the bone and set aside a large chunk. Pull the rest into strings/pieces. Let juice sit overnight and skim 75% of the fat off next morning.
One hour before dinner, Bring the juice to a boil in a large kettle. At the same time, peel and cut potatoes into 1-2 inch chunks. Boil potatoes 15 minutes.
Combine egg and water, then pour into flour. Stir till blended, but not much more. Turn the doughball onto counter and roll it out to pie crust consistency. Slice the dough into 1 inch squares.
Pour potatoes and potato water into broth, continue boiling. Drop pies one by one into the boiling ham/potato mixture. When all pies are in, boil another 7-10 minutes and then serve in low
soup bowls.
Serves 6.