Cooking a big ham

MaggieBaking

Hi, I was hoping to make Nigella's Aromatic Christmas ham for family who are coming round tomorrow.

Unfortunately my butcher doesn't have the specified 6.5kg smoked ham knuckle bone.... Not surprising really as I asked such last minute...

Anyway, they are doing an equivelant sized non-smoked gammon. But how on earth do I cook it?? I can't really use her recipe of 3.5 hours boiling because it's not on the bone. I wont really have a clue when it's cooked either.

I think because it's de-boned it will take longer to cook? I've not got the joint yet so I don't know exactly how big it is.

Any advice welcome please :beer:

MaggieBaking

Nigella's recipe http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/nigella-lawson/aromatic-spiced-ham-recipe.html


I should say I'm happy to use a different recipe. But I am not sure which one? Maybe ham in coke?

suki1964

Not on the bone I boil for 20 mins a pound and 20 extra

COOLTRIKERCHICK

I got one of our own gammon joints in the oven now... I am just simply slow roasting it, and about 20 mins from the end wack the heat up, so it will have the 'crispy' bits on the end.. so I can snaffle away, before anyone notices lol

Fruball

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

I got one of our own gammon joints in the oven now... I am just simply slow roasting it, and about 20 mins from the end wack the heat up, so it will have the 'crispy' bits on the end.. so I can snaffle away, before anyone notices lol

Chef's perks!

I have a huge gammon joint which I got in the Sun (bleugh) 's £10 of Mr M meat for £5 It is absolutely huge and currently residing in the bottom of my chest freezer. I have no idea how I am going to cook it yet but likely to be boiled in a huge stock pot.

I had actually forgotten about it and now I am drooling! Can't wait for Christmas!