Gammon Steak

[rfn]

My parents have given me a 1/2 inch gammon steak - having never cooked it myself before, I'm not sure of the best method.

I assume I can pop it in the oven, or fry it?

Any suggestions most welcome!

[Plotloss]

Flash fry on each side, then oven finish.

Or grill.

[Papoo]

Pan fry for sure. Blob of nice olive oil, and if you care, you can sweeten it up slightly by gently melting a bit of brown sugar into the oil.

[rfn]

I like the idea of pan frying. How long does it need?

Apologies for the silly q's, never cooked Gammon before...

[Romanymagic]

about a couple of a minutes each side. In any event you will see the texture of the meat change as you fry it. Very nice if you fancy going retro and sticking a pineapple ring on top!

[OllieWinchester]

Gammon steak with chips and a fried egg on top, luvverly.

I always find the steak curls when cooking though, anyway to avoid this other than putting a weight on it?

[Shaw Tarse]

OllieWinchester said:

Gammon steak with chips and a fried egg on top, luvverly.

I always find the steak curls when cooking though, anyway to avoid this other than putting a weight on it?

I assume you've cut the fat?

[Cotty]

Romanymagic said:

Very nice if you fancy going retro and sticking a pineapple ring on top!

Leave the fruit for pudding

[Papoo]

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

a combination of the above....

cut the fat every 10mm or so, Grill. Serve with Chips and a Fried Egg & definately no beans!

EFA.

If you're hungry, just have another. Under no circumstances are beans acceptable. Even on an old-school classic such as this.

Edited by Papoo on Tuesday 29th December 21:11

[sleep envy]

a liberal dusting of mustard powder before you fry is also very good

[sherman]

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

a combination of the above....

cut the fat every 10mm or so, Grill. Serve with Chips and a Fried Egg & Beans !

If you turn the gammon regularly enough the gammon will not curl up and there will be no need to cut the fat.

[Romanymagic]

Cotty said:

Romanymagic said:

Very nice if you fancy going retro and sticking a pineapple ring on top!

Leave the fruit for pudding

Works really well, but each to their own.