On Thursday, July 17, 2014 2:05:47 PM UTC-7, wrote:

> last january i purchased 1/4 hog ....... have used most of it but some items
> i don't know how to cook first is ham steak. think it is about 1.5 pounds,
> I pan fried same a few months ago and was kind of tough. I think i cooked
> about 4 or 5 minutes on each side..............if i cook longer will it be
> more tender?
>

The biggest question: is this a fresh ham steak, or a commercially cured
ham steak, or a country-style cured and smoked ham.


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> also have a 6 pound smoked ham roast.......I have no idea how to
> prepare.............any advise/recipes appreciated.

I suggest you call whoever sold you the 1/4 hog. They know the curing method
used. Some hams have to be cooked in water, then baked. Others just need to
be baked, and still others are fully cooked.