Yam recipes

A whole chicken and ham steamed with ginger and sherry, chopped Chinese-style, and served with stir-fried broccoli under a glossy rock sugar glaze. An impressive traditional Chinese banquet dish.

A rich and delicious dish made with potatoes, succulent ham, pickled jalapeno peppers and pimento-stuffed green olives.

Pan-browned whole trout on a bed of mushroom-ham stuffing, draped in a foaming Roquefort and Pernod butter sauce. A classic French fish dish for a special occasion.

Salmon con ternera stacks poached salmon on pounded beef steak with a garlic-herb crust, ham, and shrimp. A dramatic surf-and-turf baked in one dish.

Plum tuna, canned tuna warmed in a sweet-tangy plum jam sauce spiked with ginger, garlic and soy, served over rice with nuts, parsley and coconut on top. A retro pantry dinner that cooks in 30 minutes.

Charcoal grilled salmon steaks marinated in lemon, olive oil, and basil, served over spicy black beans simmered with ham, jalapenos, and fresh thyme. A smoky, protein-packed summer plate.

Whole flounder stuffed with crabmeat, country ham, and sherry, baked in lemon butter until flaky and golden. A Southern coastal classic that brings the shore to your supper table.

The legendary Dagwood Bumstead sandwich: a towering, impossible stack of ham, bacon, meatloaf, sausage, lobster, sardines, fried egg, cold spaghetti, and everything else in the fridge.

Whole flounder scored and stuffed with ginger, ham, and Chinese black mushrooms, steamed and finished with a soy-rice wine sauce. An elegant Cantonese-style steamed fish ready in 40 minutes.

A traditional Danish Smørrebrød spread with smoked salmon, shrimp, roast beef, ham, blue cheese, eggs and fresh fruit on rye bread. A stunning no-cook platter that feeds 12.