Recipe - Red-Simmered Fresh Ham And Chestnuts

1 3lb fresh ham
2 Scallion stalks
2 Cloves garlic
3 tablespoon Brown sugar
2 tablespoon Sherry
One fourth cup Soy sauce
2 cup Water
1 pound Chestnuts

1. Trim off ham fat and place meat in a heavy pan. Cut scallion stalks
in two; crush garlic and add along with sugar, sherry, sov sauce and water.

2. Bring slowly to a boil, then simmer, covered, 1One half hours, turning
ham at halfhour intervals.

3. Meanwhile, shell and blanch chestnuts (see HOWTO SECTION). Add to
ham and simmer, covered, 1 hour more, turning meat twice for even coloring.

From The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook, ISBN 0517658704. Downloaded
from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.