This blog will feature some interesting food and wine pairings derived from products offered at the Goshen Farmers Market. This one, Ham and Rose. Most people think of ham as an Easter food. Well, it also makes an easy and delicious summer dinner. Blue Moon Cattle, one of our Farmers Market vendors, offers All-natural Ham steaks. They are currently $9.50/lb. They are so easily prepared by making a mixture of mustard powder and honey (West Street Farm, at the Market, offers their fresh seasonal honey as well). So, you blend these two ingredients (if you like more spicy..add more mustard powder. If you like more sweet...add more honey) and brush onto the ham steaks. I love to grill and it spares heating the house in the hot summer. So, grill on medium heat until done.
The wine featured in this blog is, of course, from Miranda Vineyard.
Miranda is the home of our Farmers Market and our only purveyor of wine. The wine is their Rose. It sells for $16.99 a bottle. A delightful honey bouquet exposing hints of cherries, strawberries and watermelon. Delightful to the palate. Pairs well with cold hors d’oeuvres or fruit....and wonderfully with ham. Another great thing about this wine is that it is served chilled, perfect for summer. And, you can TASTE it at the market(after 10am) as well.
(Tall pink bottle)In general, Ham has a light, sweet flavor, especially with the sauces that tend to go along with it. If you had a heavy wine, you'd drown out that flavor. A tart wine would taste funny with the sweet sauce. So you want to go with a gentle, light, semi-sweet wine.
You don't have to stop there. There also many side dishes that can be created with fresh produce from the market. We also carry breads and desserts as well.
Hope to see you at the market soon!
The Goshen Farmers Market (@Miranda Vineyard)
42 Ives Rd Goshen, CT.
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