What to do with a Gammon Joint

meritaten

Some people like to have nice slices of meat - not something resembling 'pulled pork'. different dish entirely!

hilstep2000

Last Christmas we did ours in orange juice ala Hairy Bikers. It was fabulous! Recipe link here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/honeyandmarmaladegla_93186

CH27

hilstep2000 wrote: »

Last Christmas we did ours in orange juice ala Hairy Bikers. It was fabulous! Recipe link here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/honeyandmarmaladegla_93186

That sounds gorgeous. I think I will do that at xmas instead of Ham in Cola.

squeaky

Lots of ideas and help here: Cooking A Gammon Joint in the Slow Cooker

Plus...

What to do with a Gammon Joint

Gravy/sauce to go with gammon

Then you might also need: Leftover Gammon and maybe Exciting things with gammon????

Pink.

Hi ellieo,

As your thread has now dropped down the board I've added it to the existing one on cooking a gammon joint where you'll find lots of tips and advice.

My top tip is to not over cook the gammon as that's what makes it fall apart.

Pink

Ami82

meritaten wrote: »

I would cook it either in a large pan of simmering water or in the oven for about 30mins per 500 gms. plus another 30 mins. so an hour and a half in total. I normally buy my joints about that size and a hour and half to two hours normally results in a cooked, but still firm and sliceable joint!
If you havent cooked it in water before, the way you do it is.........
put the joint in the largest pan you have and make sure it is well covered with cold water. bring to the boil on the highest heat. Discard ALL that water then cover again with cold water, bring back to the boil and turn down so that you have a nice fast simmer. then time the cooking.
once cooked (you can check by inserting a sharp knife and feeling how much resistance there is - there should be a little but you shouldnt be 'forcing' the knife through!
to cook in the oven just put into a roasting pan and cook at gas 4 or 5 for the same amount of time.

Then drain the joint put on a plate and cover with foil (at this stage you can take the skin off, leaving the fat and drizzle honey or brown sugar (or both) over the fat.put in a roasting tin then ten minutes or so in a hot oven and you have the most wonderful glaze on your gammon! I do this at christmas and no-one EVER leaves the fat!. you can then rest it for 15 minutes (to allow the meat to relax) and either serve immediately or leave it and serve cold!
Hope this helps!

That sounds so good! I have a gammon joint in the fridge so I am going to attempt this for dinner tomorrow night.

ellieo

just to add cooked gammon this afternoon and it cooked and sliced lovely
thank you meritaten

sunnyone

As per the title, how long do I boil a 2.5k ham and what is the composition of a honey glaze to finish it off in the oven?

TIA.

flea72

boil for 1/2hr per 500g, but knock off 15mins total time if you are gonna oven bake it too

honey glaze is just honey spread over the top - some people go fancy and add mustard too, or some OJ, but just plain honey will do

hottish oven, and bake till golden

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sunnyone

Thankyou flea, is it just normal honey brushed over for the glaze or do you add water to make it more liquid?