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Country Ham is King

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.

Country Ham is King

26m 46s

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.

Previews + Extras

  • Preview | Country Ham Is King: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Preview | Country Ham Is King

    S2 E3 - 30s

    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.

  • Country Ham Salad | Kitchen Recipe: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Country Ham Salad | Kitchen Recipe

    S2 E3 - 4m 43s

    Sheri serves up a delicious country ham salad that is full of flavor. Her take on this old recipe is the perfect way to use up the last trimmings of a whole country ham that’s delicious all the way to the bone.

  • Country Ham, Peach and Lemony Ricotta Salad | Kitchen Recipe: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Country Ham, Peach and Lemony Ricotta Salad | Kitchen Recipe

    S2 E3 - 6m 30s

    Food writer Sheri Castle shares an easy recipe for a gorgeous country ham, fresh peach and lemony ricotta salad. This showstopper dish looks impressive, but you’ll be ready to whisk it to the table in just a few minutes.

  • Field Trip to Benton’s Smoky Mountain Country Hams: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Field Trip to Benton’s Smoky Mountain Country Hams

    S2 E3 - 4m 31s

    Food writer Sheri Castle heads to Madisonville, Tennessee, to visit the King of Country Ham, Allan Benton. He shows Sheri a few secrets on how he makes his legendary Smoky Mountain hams and bacon.

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