Gammon

[horseshoes]

I've only ever cooked a gammon ham at Christmas to have cold at tea time. I want to cook one on Sunday to serve hot at lunch with parsley sauce and potatoes and veg. I'm worried about timing. Any tips?

[Retrochic]

Depending on size I always bring the joint to the boil in a pan of water, discard the water,fill up with cold water to which I add celery,carrot and onion,boil for around 15 mins a pound. I then take it out and leave to cool slightly -turn oven up to max and coat ham in mixture of Dijon mustard,maple syrup and a bit of balsamic vinegar. Bang in the oven for 20 mins or until glaze is crispy then take out and leave to rest for around 15 mins. You can skip the glaze and just coat with a bit of olive oil or butter to get a nice crispy finish. This method makes the gammon very juicy inside and crisp outside. (so they tell me I don't eat pork or ham).

[chrissa1]

I always microwave gammon when I have it. People might say, "oh no" but, it really cooks beautifully. Put it on a plate with an upturned saucer or small plate to allow the fat to run off for, 11 minutes/lb. Then allow to stand for about 10 minutes, to finish cooking.

[horseshoes]

Thanks Retro, that sounds fab.

Chrissa, I don't possess a microwave!!

Thanks both. x

[horseshoes]

Retro, meant to ask, before you glaze, do you remove the skin/rind?

[Retrochic]

Hi horseshoes -yes , before adding the glaze remove the rind . You can also put criss cross on the fat underneath the rind to make it look really posh

[retrocop]

That's funny I am cooking Smoked gammon joint (Lidl's) with broad beans mash and parsley sauce tonight.
I am soaking the joint in clean water as we speak then later I change the water and bring to the boil with joint inside.I turn down heat and simmer covered for 1hour. You can press with a fork occasionally to test it's "doneness"
My joint weighs 1kg btw. Bonne Appetite. :-)

[horseshoes]

Thanks again. Retrocop, sounds lush.

[retrocop]

Who are you calling a lush ? :-) xx

[ladyalex]

http://www.nigella.com/recipes/view/ham-in-coca-cola-171

This is delicious.
As is the black bean soup you can make with the stock.
Lush, hot or cold. (The ham I mean, wouldn't fancy the soup cold)

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