Cook a ham joint for tea-whats the best way?

fostermoss

Whats the best way to cook a joint of ham, for slicing to have in sandwiches and in salad?
I was thinking of putting it in the slow cooker so we could have it for tea tonight, but its the first time ive cooked one so im not sure whether i need to soak it first or how long for.
Any suggestions would be welcomed.
Thanks.

squeaky

There are several threads on gammon joints in the SC that might help you. They're in the link below:-


The Complete Slow Cooker Collection

purpleimp

Hello,

I've not tried this yet but I'm dead curious as to what it would be like and I'm waiting to pluck up the courage, it's just a bit different, so I thought I'd suggest it

http://www.nigella.com/recipes/recipe.asp?article=149

not a meal for any diabetics I wouldn't say!

Imp

FunkyFairy

I always boil mine. We had a joint yesturday and it was lovely. we have the rest today with baked pots and salad.

bunnybaby_2

yep! i always boil mine in a saucepan for about a hour!

or you could roast it HTH

calleyw

I cook gammon joints and even for the unsmoked ones I always soak over night.

And then cook for a few hours on high in the SC.

But you could always boil it a couple of times that will help get all the gunk and salt out and then pop in the slow cooker.


Yours


Calley

Mumofthreeboys_2

We always roast ours on a really low temperature for a few hours (much the same as a slow cooker I suppose). Comes out as succulent as you like!!! You can get loads of meals / sandwiches from it too.

fizzel81

i soak mine overnight then work out cooking time and split it, i boil it for half the cooking time and roast it for the second half, after boiling and before roasting i rub the outside with demarera(sorry poor spelling) sugar it always tastes lovely

bulchy

Where is the best place to buy a ham/gammon joint, its something I've been wanting to do for a while, just unsure what to look for.
Sue

snoozer

I do the same as fizzel81. I always save the stock and make soup as well with lentils carrots and onions, the kids go mad for it. Just don't add any salt to the stock until the soup is made it's usually salty enough.

consumermonkey

I can recomend the nigella recipe. Do this each xmas as a treat. make sure you use the full sugar cola as it's something to do with the sugar content. Lovely, but not really money saving.