Sunday roast cook off

jobbingmusician

hazzie123 wrote:

I am planning on doing a slow roasted gammon joint

Question for any gammon experts out there

How can hazzie tell if the joint needs to be soaked (to get rid of excess salt) before cooking? (Sorry not to be a gammon expert myself - I have been caught this way myself!)

Question for hazzie

Were you thinking of painting your joint with honey before you slow roasted it? (this is REALLY delicious).

scottishspendaholic

Hi everyone,

I think I'm sorted for red cabbage recipes now after reading this thread:-

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=276335

Yum!

New shopping list:-

*Round joint of beef (from butcher) - will take advice from friendly local butcher
*Maris Piper/IME Desiree, parsnips, red cabbage, cooking apple
*Lard/dripping from farm shop/supermarket

I've got eggs, red wine, oil, flour, milk, vinegar, balsamic vinegar, honey, onions, seasoning, herbs, tin foil etc..

I'm actually really surprised I don't need to buy more! I always thought doing a roast would be really expensive! I know the joint of meat won't be cheap - but it'll probably do us two or three meals plus stock for soup - whooppee!

My OH had the audacity to say to me last night that he doesn't think he likes yorkies - what's not too like?!?!? I'll make them anyway...

Diet, what diet?

scottishspendaholic x

jobbingmusician

Great - you are doing a fantastic job in getting yourself organised. By the way, I'm sure you should be able to find a neighbour or colleague to GIVE you apples, this time of year!

hazzie123

Jobbingmusician, I work in a convienience store which is owned by sainsburys and work the morning shift on sundays but usually work evenings during the week.

I do tend to soak my gammon in a dish of cold water over night to draw out the extra salt which it usually has. I forgot to do it one time when I did gammon for new years dinner and it was that salty you couldn`t eat it.

I wasn`t planning on coating it with honey but I might just give it a try on sunday.It does sound nice.

scottishspendaholic

jobbingmusician wrote:

Great - you are doing a fantastic job in getting yourself organised. By the way, I'm sure you should be able to find a neighbour or colleague to GIVE you apples, this time of year!

I've got an apple tree! (Oops) Is it okay to use eating apples?

Thanks for all your support!

scottishspendaholic x

jobbingmusician

scottishspendaholic wrote:

Is it okay to use eating apples?

Yes, but I would put at least 1 cooker in, or a squirt of lemon juice or vinegar, or you may find your cabbage (we are still talking about red cabbage, right?) comes out a bit too much on the sweet side.

hazzie123 wrote:

I work in a convienience store which is owned by sainsburys and work the morning shift on sundays but usually work evenings during the week.

Wow! I shall think of you on Sunday morning (if I'm awake :rotfl: ) - hope you get loads of cheap food for working such unsocial hours!

hazzie123

Grrrr me gammon joint has disapeared out me freezer,think it`s been abducted by aliens.Dunno where it went? I`m almost certain I had one,so it`s now gunna be roast pork.

I`m trying to use all my stuff out the freezer cos I wanna defrost it early next week.

jobbingmusician

I think your gammon may have eloped with mine, as one has also disappeared out of my freezer recently!

hazzie123

Is everyone still on for the sunday dinner tomorrow?

hazzie123

jobbingmusician wrote:

I think your gammon may have eloped with mine, as one has also disappeared out of my freezer recently!

If they get divorced we want the house!:rotfl: