What is your “good luck” New Year’s Day food?
For my family it was always slow cooked sauerkraut and pork.
We would take a large pork roast, ham and sausages and smother them in sauerkraut, beef broth, garlic and brown sugar.
For years instead of the pork roast I would make cabbage rolls and smother them with the sauerkraut.
This year I’ve thrown tradition out of the window. Okay…there is still pork and garlic involved, but those are the only two ingredients that made it into this year’s New Years Day meal.
Take 2 leeks (whites only) and 4 carrots, roughly chop them and
throw in the crock pot with 2 cups of ham broth and 2 cups of water
add a ham hock and a small bag of dried black eyed peas. Throw in about 5 cloves of garlic and some freshly ground black pepper. Cook on high for at least 6 to 7 hours.
Serve over sour cream cornbread and garnish with chopped raw red onions.
Here’s to a fantastic New Year! May it bring you love, joy and hope.
Wow, that looks good. I’ve never made sour cream cornbread before, now I have to seek out a recipe! Happy New Year!
Aren’t crockpot recipes the best? There’s nothing better than spending just a few minutes in the morning chopping up some veggies, chucking everything into the crockpot, and then going about your day. Come back six hours later and voila, dinner is ready to go. Thanks for sharing this one, Michele!
Dan
Casual Kitchen
Oh, this looks so different. Got a question though, I have never heard of “Ham broth.” How do you make it or where do you get it?
I love your pictures. My New Year’s Day tradition is black-eyed peas with silver dollars, and collard greens. Happy New Year!
We were served a hot eggplant salad yesterday, with olives and some sort of tiny beans, and a bed of lettuce. It was so delicious, it has to be a lucky dish!
This looks delicious and you will have good luck! Happy new year! We had slow barbecued pork shoulder.
What a tasty way to start the new year!
Happy New Year xxx
(PS – Had Shepherd’s Pie at my parent’s yesterday. It was the LAMBIEST mince I’ve tasted. Gorgeous.)
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Happy New Year, Michele!
My family always made sauerkraut and pork on New Years day as well. But this year we did something a little different.
Hope your 2009 is awesome!
Michele, HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope you had a wonderful holiday my friend. I’ve missed talking to you online, but the new year is here and it’s time to get on with it. May all your wishes come true for 2009. Hugs.
Black eyed peas are definitely what I think of when I think of New Year’s food! My mom made them maybe once when I was little, but they are the only traditional food I really think of. Looks like it was a great dish. Hope your retail insanity is drawing to a close!
I’ve never had anything like it before – it looks outstanding.
In Italy, a real must for good luck” New Year’s Day food is Cotechino con lenticchie. Cotechino is a delicious, savory, fresh pork sausage that can be sold partially pre-cooked or raw, the latter being the best option. Lenticchie (lentils) are said to bring good luck and prosperity in the new year.
Simona
http://www.cellartours.com/blog/
I never had a good luck New Year’s food. Perhaps I’ll adopt yours. That looks so delicious and comforting, and easy too! I’d love to try it.
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