Name: Ginger beer & tangerine glazed ham
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 4 h 10 min
Total time: 4 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 3kg mild-cure gammon; 1 onion halved; 3 tangerines zest removed with a vegetable peeler; 4 star anise; 2l ginger beer; 3 tbsp honey; 2 tbsp wholegrain mustard; small handful cloves

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Ginger beer & tangerine glazed ham

Ginger beer & tangerine glazed ham

Maria Elia

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Serves 8

Easy

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 4 hrs and 10 mins

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This warming ginger beer-spiced ham is great for Christmas entertaining as it's simple to prepare ahead of time

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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3kg mild-cure gammon
1 onion

halved
3 tangerines

zest removed with a vegetable peeler
4 star anise
2l ginger

beer

For the glaze

3 tbsp honey
2 tbsp wholegrain mustard
small handful cloves

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal451
fat27g
saturates10g
carbs4g
sugars4g
fibre0g
protein50g
salt6.49g

Method

step 1

Put the gammon, onion, tangerine zest and star anise in a large pan. Pour over all but 100ml of the ginger beer and, if necessary, top up with water so the gammon is just covered. Bring to the boil, skim the surface to remove any fat, reduce to a simmer, then cover and cook for 3-3½ hrs or until the meat is tender. When the gammon is cooked, remove it from the pan. Reserve the cooking liquor and use to cook lentils (see 'Goes well with'). Cool, cover and chill at this stage if you want to prepare ahead – bring back to room temp before continuing.
step 2

Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Carefully cut the skin off the gammon, making sure to leave a layer of fat, then lightly score the fat into diamond shapes. Place in a roasting tin lined with foil. Warm the honey, mustard and reserved 100ml ginger beer in a pan and boil until it thickens. Spoon over the fat, then stud a clove into the middle of each diamond. Bake for 20-25 mins or until the glaze has caramelised. If you did prepare ahead, add another 10 mins to the cooking time. Slice and eat warm or cold.

RECIPE TIPS

SOAKING GAMMON

Nowadays, many gammons are mild-cure and don’t need soaking before cooking – ask your butcher. If necessary, soak the gammon overnight in cold water to remove excess salt; drain.

COOKING TIME

The cooking time in this recipe is based on a 3kg joint. For other sizes, allow 30 mins per 500g, plus an extra 20 mins.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2010

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