The longstanding brand has since transitioned to a pantry mainstay, thanks in large part to its long shelf life, portability, and versatility. Make your very own deviled ham recipe using diced ham or leftover slices of your Easter ham to rival the canned version that was an instrumental food source during one of the bleakest times in our region's history.
By Michelle Darrisaw. Save FB Tweet More. Deviled Ham Canapes. All rights reserved. Close Sign in. So, what is it, anyway? Deviled ham is ground ham with added spices such as hot sauce, cayenne pepper, hot peppers, or mustard.
The act of deviling, or spicing and sprucing up, can be done to a variety of food products, such as chicken, turkey, lobster, and of course, eggs. Deviled ham has long been a popular canned good, but can also be made at home with a blender.
It is not to be confused with Spam, which involves a meat mixture mostly consisting of pork shoulder, and lacks deviled ham's spicier flavor. Etymology The word "devil" appeared in relation to food in the s , and the word "deviled" appeared in in the following phrase: "At half past two ate a devil'd kidney". According to the Oxford Companion to Food , the term means "to cook something with fiery hot spices or condiments The term was presumably adopted because of the connection between the devil and the excessive heat in Hell You will find recipes for its use in casseroles and a variety of other products.
For some people the taste is great, and others are too worried about what potted meat contains. Another consideration is health value. While the meat is high in protein, delivering about 28 grams of protein per cup approximately grams , this serving size additionally contains over calories, and amounts of fat, saturated fat and sodium that all exceed the recommended daily intake. Tricia has a Literature degree from Sonoma State University and has been a frequent DelightedCooking contributor for many years.
She is especially passionate about reading and writing, although her other interests include medicine, art, film, history, politics, ethics, and religion. For this taste test, I went with Chunk Light in water, but the company has a variety of tuna products. I had to break out my trusty can opener again for this product. I must confess I'm not the biggest fan of fish, and fish packaged and sealed in a can sounded like my worst nightmare, but it wasn't quite as bad as I anticipated.
My sister pointed out to me as I put the fish on the bread that I was eating it wrong. If I wanted the full experience, I should eat it with mayonnaise and relish. Sure, most dishes can be improved with seasoning or a condiment, but the product should be able to stand on its on merit. The bread soaked up the juice from the fish and didn't really blend well with the chunks of tuna themselves. On the can of Underwood's deviled ham is a picture of a little dancing devil with a pitch fork.
I knew the logo could either be ironic or a sign of things to come. The ham spread was covered by what I can only describe as yellow "meat jelly," which stuck to my fork.
To get to the actual deviled ham, I had to dig underneath. It definitely tasted like ham, although the texture wasn't the same. In my mouth, it felt like a fine paste. The bread went a long way in helping with the texture of the meat. It still tasted like a product that came out of a can, but I could better understand why someone would buy it. Though I prefer my meat when it's not submerged in water, the chicken in the can looked like actual chicken breast that had been sliced up.
The canned chicken breast had the right texture and feel of chicken I might find elsewhere. With no salt added to the can, the chicken was too bland for my tastes, and in my opinion isn't meant to be eaten alone.
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