Cooking A Gammon Joint in the Slow Cooker

Barneysmom

I've never soaked it either, smoked ot not

hotcookie101

wow that was quick
thanks
next question=do I cover with water or just half way? I do want stock for soup/cooking cabbage

zippychick

Hi Hotcookie

There is a whole thread about Gammon joint in the slow cooker, so have a read through as people all do different things. I'll add your thread to that one later to keep the ideas together

You don't need to cover the joint at all but you can if you like. I think the more water you add the weaker the stock, so what I would do is do halfway and check it later and add more water if it was too concentrated?

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Thanks
Zip

aliadds

I cook mine in the pressure cooker for 30 minutes, then finish in the oven for another 30...either with a breadcrumb coating, or honey!

hotcookie101

Thank you-lots of reading there. I should have done a search first, sorry (excuse is, no excuse really-I just forgot-been working the weekend and brain a little fried! )

So its in, water half way up the joint, just carrots celery onion at the bottom, on high. Will check it after a few hours

Thanks everyone for the advice

aliadds

hotcookie101 wrote: »

Thank you-lots of reading there. I should have done a search first, sorry (excuse is, no excuse really-I just forgot-been working the weekend and brain a little fried! )

So its in, water half way up the joint, just carrots celery onion at the bottom, on high. Will check it after a few hours

Thanks everyone for the advice

Sorry...just re read your OP and saw you were using a SC:o

hotcookie101

Lol no worries I don't have a pressure cooker, think one would be quite useful but am not allowed any more kitchen things! (well maybe a nice heavy saute pan with a lid :cool:;))

aliadds

hotcookie101 wrote: »

Lol no worries I don't have a pressure cooker, think one would be quite useful but am not allowed any more kitchen things! (well maybe a nice heavy saute pan with a lid :cool:;))

Don't know if this is any use to you, but my parents gave me this one for Christmas and it's brilliant! Cooks well, doesn't stick and washes well! You only have to look at the ratings...which helped me to choose it!

hotcookie101

I've just taken it out, and it seems cooked, is cooling now in the microwave (otherwise known as the cat proof food safe!) so fingers crossed.
Took a couple ladlefuls of stock out to cook cabbage in on tuesday night, and added a handful or 2 of red lentils to the carrots/celery/onions and stock-so that will hopefully make an edible soup
Thanks again for all the help

HOWMUCH

I always add leeks to the gammon water (I boil mine then finish off in the oven) after I've taken the gammon out, add some potatoe too so that the water is not too salty, makes a fab leek and potatoe soup.