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Help needed with Ham
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pol
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Just finished roasting a ham, which the butcher said did not need soaking, and it is soooooooooo salty. The potatoes done in the roasting tin are almost inedible, but the meat is worse. What can I use the meat up in that can disguise the saltiness?
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pol
thanks
pol
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Firstly I'd keep some to take to the butcher tomorrow, then I would serve it with lots of parsley sauce, say nothing and hope to get away with it0
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I'd be tempted to complain to the butcher to be honest! Did he cure it himself? If not, how would he know whether it needed soaking or not
Only the very mildest of cures don't need pre-soaking in my experience and then I'd only trust the judgement of the person who had done it
Not sure what you could do with it now it's been roasted though, other than to maybe make a soup with lots of potatoes in "An Ye Harm None, Do What Ye Will"
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How about making an onion sauce to pour over it?
If you slightly caramalize the onions then the sweetness should detract from the salty ham!"This site is addictive!"
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I wouldn't try and redeem it if it were me but I'd be hot footing it round to the butcher toot sweet. Ask him to taste it and demand ya money back.Life's a beach! Take your shoes off and feel the sand between your toes.0
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Thanks for the replies. Just to update on the ham. It really was too salty to eat, so put it in a pan and boiled it for an hour, changing the water twice.
Tasted it this morning and it's still a bit salty but edible.
The butcher was one I stopped at on the way home from Manchester on impulse (that'll teach me!) when I thought a ham would be nice for a salad.
So I'm going to dice whats left after tonight and freeze it for use in quiches or soup.37 mrstwins squares, 6 little bags, 16 RWB squares, 1 ladies cardi, 4 boobs, 20 baby hats, 4 xmas stockings, 1 scarf, 4 prs wristwarmers0 -
When you make the soup put a whole peeled potato in and discard before you seive/liquidise. The tatty should absorb some of the saltiness. HTHLife's a beach! Take your shoes off and feel the sand between your toes.0
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