salty gammon or ham ?????

sarah1

Hi can anyone tell me how to take the saltiness out of a gammon joint??
I bought a large one last week and it was terriblely salty and we didn't enjoy it? and it cost £12.00 as i wanted to use it for sandwiches in the week aswell.
We do have a slow cooker is this the KEY?
Please help.

calleyw

Sarah,

Did you soak it clean fresh water first before cooking.

As I did a quick google and found they all suggest soaking. One said over night another for at least 3 hours.

Hope that helps.

Yours

Calley

mink35

I soak my gammon in cold water for about an hour. Change the water add a spoon of sugar then boil the gammon in it for about an hour and a half.

Cover in marmalade, syrup, rubbed in brown sugar etc etc and roast for about an hour. Yummy

Ticklemouse

And don't forget to change your water quite often too. I had a 5kg a while ago - soaked it overnight, changed water 3 or 4 times and cooked it in apple juice - lovely and not salty.

sarah1

Yep!
i had it sitting in fresh clean water regularly. ((changed every few hours)
For a day. Was that not long enough as the joint was quite large ??

mink35

how did you cook it Sarah?

sarah1

Boiled for 2 hours and kept changing the water.
Then roasted with wholegrain mustard for an extra hour. Is that where i went wrong ??

mink35

Don't know to be honest. I always try and sweeten mine hence the syrup type covering. Does the mustard have a lot of salt cos otherwise I would say it should have been fine??

Ticklemouse

Maybe you just got a salty one. Where did you get it from?

Curry_Queen

I read somewhere ... maybe Nigella Lawson ... to go for mild cured hams as these are less salty and often don't need soaking, although I think I'd still soak for a few hours anyway. I always remember my grandma making a big pot of ham and peas one bonfire night (we used to do huge bonfire parties!) and it was so salty no one would eat it LOL!

aycor

Put potatoes in the boiling water they absorb the salt