Gammon Joint

[paoloh]

What is the best way to cook?

I normally cover in honey and roast for about 3 hours.

[Nat_H]

I recently did the whole boiling in coke, and then roasting method.

Worked a treat!

[paoloh]

Nat_H said:

I recently did the whole boiling in coke, and then roasting method.

Worked a treat!

Err, tell me more?

[Nat_H]

Pretty much this:

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[Murph7355]

Other half's mum boils it for a bit (just in water) and then roasts with a honey/mustard mix, basting very regularly.

Tastes bloody gorgeous!

[Big Al.]

I've always found that roasting CAN make the joint a little dry. My preferred method would be to boil with the obligatory onions, carrots, celery, and a Bay leaf. Then when cooked remove skin cross/cross score fat layer, place a clove in each diamond glaze with honey, mustard and pop in the oven to finish.

[captainzep]

Not really a summer accompaniment but Gammon remains unexpectedly great with 'old school' parsley sauce.

[SwanJack]

Sitting in half an inch of apple juice in a slow cooker.

[paoloh]

Thanks guys, some great ideas there

[21TonyK]

Same as I suggested for beef the other day. Wrap really tightly in cling and cook in a low oven 60-70 degrees for as long as you like. Maybe 4-5 hours for a 2-3Kg joint. You can always add apples, onion, bay etc in the cling.

Allow to cool, remove the cling, score the rind and cover with whatever you fancy then roast in a preheated oven at about 220-230 until golden.

Perfectly moist ham with a crispy crackling or honey glaze/whatever you decide.

[f13ldy]

Chop onion. Place in pan. Put gammon in skin side down. Cover with Coke (I used cherry coke last time and it was fab).

Boil for 2hr 30mins. Diamond score skin, place cloves in each diamond, smother with black treacle and cover with brown sugar. Put in oven on 200c for 10 mins.

Slice and serve.

Nigella also recommends serving with a sweetcorn pudding that is amazing. Although sometimes I just prefer egg and chips.

[Pferdestarke]

Ham, two duck eggs and some home made salty chips!

Yes please!

[Tuscanless Ali]

Coke version is superb

If you haven't got time to faff around, just cover it in maple syrup, tinfoil and roast in the oven, remove foil for last 30 mins or so

[BAHN-STORMA]

paoloh said:

Nat_H said:

I recently did the whole boiling in coke, and then roasting method.

Worked a treat!

Err, tell me more?

Same thing... but I boil in cider [there's a double-entendre in there somewhere!].

I either find a bottle of cider that some pikey brought round for a barbie or I 'pretend' to be a tramp and by the value stuff from Sainsburys!

[Japveesix]

Nat_H said:

I recently did the whole boiling in coke, and then roasting method.

Worked a treat!

I'd go with this as well. Thought it was excellent when I tried it.

Otherwise I'd go for a heavily spiced joint with ground black pepper, chilli flakes, sea salt, garlic, coriander, paprika, cinammon, possibly some citrus etc.