
Preview | Country Ham Is King
Preview: 5/18/2023 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Food writer Sheri Castles serves up country ham goodness.
Sheri creates a country ham salad and a peach and lemony ricotta salad. She heads to Madisonville, Tennessee, to meet Allan Benton, the King of Country Ham, who shares secrets about his legendary Smoky Mountain hams and bacon. Allan and his wife, Sharon, make two-ingredient biscuits and red-eye gravy, and Sheri gives a tip on using all the parts of a country ham.
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Preview | Country Ham Is King
Preview: 5/18/2023 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Sheri creates a country ham salad and a peach and lemony ricotta salad. She heads to Madisonville, Tennessee, to meet Allan Benton, the King of Country Ham, who shares secrets about his legendary Smoky Mountain hams and bacon. Allan and his wife, Sharon, make two-ingredient biscuits and red-eye gravy, and Sheri gives a tip on using all the parts of a country ham.
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- I'm Sheri Castle.
Next time on "The Key Ingredient".
Many of us believe that Allan Benton is the "King of Country Ham".
- This room, as you can tell, this is one of two rooms that I use to age the the Old Heritage hams.
[wrapper crinkles] - [Sheri] We cook along with Allan and his wife Sharon to make their famous biscuits and redeye gravy and I share some recipes that showcase Country Ham right down to the bone.
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