What to do with a Gammon Joint

sooty&sweep

Hi

The way I cook a Gammon is to boil it with bay leaf etc and then take it out and cut away the rind but leave some of the fat layer. Cut a criss cross and stud with cloves but that is optional. Spread it with Dijon mustard and then coat it in demerara sugar.
Put it into a very hot oven for approx 30 mins until the coating has crisped and caramelized. Looking at the picture I think Aldi have done something similar. I would strongly advise lining the dish you put the gammon in with tin foil as caramelized sugar is a nightmare to clean !

You can straight roast a piece of gammon in the same way as pork but the advantage of boiling first is that the meat will be alot more succulent and softer and the stock from boiling the gammon makes great soup.

Jen

sillygoose

mumonashoestring wrote: »

How much does it weigh?

1.9kg

sillygoose

sooty&sweep wrote: »

Hi

The way I cook a Gammon is to boil it with bay leaf etc and then take it out and cut away the rind but leave some of the fat layer. Cut a criss cross and stud with cloves but that is optional. Spread it with Dijon mustard and then coat it in demerara sugar.
Put it into a very hot oven for approx 30 mins until the coating has crisped and caramelized. Looking at the picture I think Aldi have done something similar. I would strongly advise lining the dish you put the gammon in with tin foil as caramelized sugar is a nightmare to clean !

You can straight roast a piece of gammon in the same way as pork but the advantage of boiling first is that the meat will be alot more succulent and softer and the stock from boiling the gammon makes great soup.

Jen

sounds like a plan! :T

browneyedbazzi

It sounds a bit odd, but gammon boiled in coke then roasted is gorgeous

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

although I don't use nigella's glaze recipe - I like my ham studded with cloves and then glazed with redcurrant or cranberry jelly.

sillygoose

browneyedbazzi wrote: »

It sounds a bit odd, but gammon boiled in coke then roasted is gorgeous

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

although I don't use nigella's glaze recipe - I like my ham studded with cloves and then glazed with redcurrant or cranberry jelly.

normally I am game for anything.. but as I will be feeding the mother-in-law (who is so old she was the caterer at the Last Supper) with her experience I will go for the basics this time.

mumonashoestring

I do a baked glazed gammon every Christmas with a variation on this method - rinse the joint, put it into a pan and cover it with cold water, add a few peppercorns and a bayleaf then bring the water to the boil, and simmer the joint for one hour twenty minutes (20 minutes per 450 grams), then drain it and slice off any skin, leaving a good layer of fat. Score the fat into a diamond pattern with a sharp knife and if you have some, poke a clove into each 'cross'. Pour over a glaze (honey mixed with mustard, melted redcurrant jelly or marmalade OR brush with English mustard and then pat a layer of brown sugar over the top) and bake in a lined roasting tin for about 40 minutes at about 180C

lindseykim13

I expect for the picture they used a chefs blow torch, common trick for pics of food.

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FairyPrincessk

Definitely soak the Aldi gammon, last time I cooked it, I wish that I had done a double or triple soak as I found it very salty.

bossymoo

Ooh I've just slow cooked my gammon in cola - very tempted to finish it in hot oven covered in chilli jam...