Glazed gammon
I just love gammon at Christmas, in fact I’m not sure why we seem to make it only at Christmas. It’s fantastic and it sits in the fridge after Christmas for those perfect snack and sandwiches and is completely foolproof to make.
What you need
1 deboned uncooked gammon of about 2.5kg
1 onion halved
cloves
2 sticks celery
water
Glaze
50g butter
75g dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon mustard
Place the ham into a large pot and cover with cold water, then toss in the onion halves and celery. Bring the pot to the boil and drain. Clean out the pot, place the gammon back into the pot and refill with water.
Stud the onion halves with 2 cloves and add to the pot. Bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer on low for 2 1/2 hours.
Take the pot off the heat and set aside allowing the gammon to cool in the liquid.
When cool remove from the water, the skin will be east to remove now. Remove the skin and score the fat diagonally into diamond shapes.
Melt the butter in a pot over a low heat, add the sugar and mustard and mix until well combined.
Brush the gammon with glaze and stud with cloves, then place it in a 200 Celsius preheated oven for about 40 minutes until nicely brown. Remove and brush with the rest of the glaze.
Thats it, you’re done.
If you like to add cherries and pineapple, add them at the end. Here is a Christmas Turkey recipe , a Christmas cake recipe and of course, perfect roast potatoes. See all of the Christmas recipe ideas
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hey there
i was wondering if the gammon was smoked or not?
only 39 days to go and i can’t wait. i love christmas!!!
Hi Heidi, I know, the year has flown by… only 15 days left in Jozi for me then 2 months in CT.. can’t wait. No that is a raw uncooked gammon but a lightly smoked one would work just as well.. have a lekker time. G
Hi Graham
I have prepared my smoked, cooked Gammon already for 25 Dec 2010 and I like to add lemon jelly (with half the amount of water) & the pineapple rings & red cherries after I paint the glaze on. I then attach them with toothpicks to hold in place . I then paint the top again and bake in the oven basting the gammon all the time. I then remove the gammon from the oven, allow to cool and place in the fridge the night before eating.
I find that the pineapple rings & cherries dont stick to the gammon when hubby removes the toothpicks. I now see you use melted butter, sugar & paint on.
Would the melted butter & sugar & mustard hold the rings on ?
I use, apricot jam, brown sugar, lemon juice, mustard powder all mixed together and paint it on & then add the rings. Do you thing melting my mixer would help in holding them on. Cause mine fell off again this year when the tooth picks where removed. We have ours on Christmas eve. Carol
Hi Carol sorry I missed this before Christmas eve and you are not alone with the rings falling off, they do hold a bit better with the sugar mixture but ultimately they do fall off. We carve at the table and remove them then.. Happy New year
Hi Graham
How stupid can I get? I’ve just looked a the glazed gammon and realised that it is totally prepared by the butcher. If anyone wants it heated it will have to be slice by slice (huge smile).
regards
Daphn
Hi Daphne, It is probably not glazed but cooke, so follow the instructions for glazing and heating, Merry Xmas G