Pineapple-ham patties

8 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
15¼ ounce Pineapple, unsweetened slicd
1 pounds Ham; ground
½ pounds Pork, lean; ground
1 cup Rice; cooked
1 Egg; slightly beaten
1 teaspoon Monosodium glutamate
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons Cornstarch
⅛ teaspoon Cloves, ground
2 tablespoons Water
1 tablespoon Lemon juice
¼ cup Syrup, light corn

Directions

Drain pineapple slices, reserving juice. Set aside.

Combine meats, rice, egg, monosodium glutanate, and Worcestershire sauce in a medium bowl; mix well, and shape into 8 patties. Place patties in a lightly greased shallow baking dish; press in a pineapple slice into each patty. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.

Combine cornstarch, cloves, and water in a small saucepan; stir until cornstarch is dissolved. Stir in reserved pineapple juice, lemon juice, and corn syrup; cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth and thickened.

Spoon pineapple sauce over ham patties, and bake an additional 10 minutes.

SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, sometime in the 1970s. Typos by Nancy Coleman.

Submitted By NANCY COLEMAN On 11-02-94

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