Country Ham Is King
key ingredient with sheri castle

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.

Duration: 26 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 111

About Key Ingredient with Sheri Castle:

In THE KEY INGREDIENT WITH SHERI CASTLE, renowned cookbook author, food writer, and cooking teacher Sheri Castle shares favorite recipes from her kitchen and the stories behind some of our most beloved ingredients.

From apples and oysters to muscadines and cornmeal, Sheri explores ingredients from the ground up, going straight to the source with field trips to a trout farm, berry field, and dairy, among other adventures.

She meets with local farmers, growers, fishermen and chefs, and then shares approachable home cooking recipes incorporating the featured ingredient.


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Tue, Oct 21 7:00 P.M. Watermelon Vibes     NH Create (11.4)
Wed, Oct 22 1:00 A.M. Watermelon Vibes     NH Create (11.4)
Tue, Oct 28 7:00 P.M. Sheri's Home Recipes for the Holidays     NH Create (11.4)
Wed, Oct 29 1:00 A.M. Sheri's Home Recipes for the Holidays     NH Create (11.4)
Tue, Nov 4 7:00 P.M. Cornmeal of the Castle     NH Create (11.4)
Wed, Nov 5 1:00 A.M. Cornmeal of the Castle     NH Create (11.4)
Tue, Nov 11 7:00 P.M. Oysters at Home     NH Create (11.4)
Wed, Nov 12 1:00 A.M. Oysters at Home     NH Create (11.4)
Tue, Nov 18 7:00 P.M. Field Guide to Field Peas     NH Create (11.4)
Wed, Nov 19 1:00 A.M. Field Guide to Field Peas     NH Create (11.4)
Tue, Nov 25 7:00 P.M. Muscadine Mood     NH Create (11.4)
Wed, Nov 26 1:00 A.M. Muscadine Mood     NH Create (11.4)


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