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  • 1 onion
    thickly sliced
  • 10 cloves
    plus extra for studding
  • 1 medium gammon joint
    approx 1.3kg
  • 1.5 litre bottle ginger beer
  • 1 tbsp English mustard
  • 3 tbsp ginger preserve

Nutrition: per serving (8)

  • kcal363
  • fat14g
  • saturates5g
  • carbs31g
  • sugars30g
  • fibre1g
  • protein27g
  • salt3.6g
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Method

  • step 1

    Put the onion and 10 cloves in the base of the slow cooker then nestle in the gammon joint. Pour over the ginger beer then cover and cook on LOW for 7 hours until the gammon is tender, but still holding its shape. You can cool then chill the gammon at this stage if you prefer.

  • step 2

    Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/ gas 6. Carefully remove the skin from the gammon leaving a layer of fat behind. Score the fat in a diamond pattern with a sharp knife, making sure you don't cut into the meat, then stud the centre of each diamond with cloves.

  • step 3

    Mix the mustard and ginger preserve in a bowl, spoon or brush over the gammon then bake for 20 mins until golden and sticky. If roasting from cold you will need to add another 20 mins to the cooking time.

RECIPE TIPS
OUR SLOW COOKER

We cooked this recipe in a 3.5 litre slow cooker. Check manufacturer instructions on your slow cooker to ensure the correct setting and cooking time is used.

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A star rating of 4.7 out of 5.24 ratings

bamberlindsay

question

Is there a sauce left with this recipe? Wondering if there is enough to be served alongside the gammon?

Mrswade avatar
Mrswade

I made a sauce out of the liquor it had cooked in. I just thickened it and my friends said it was delicious

JackQ

question

Is it best to use a smoked or unsmoked joint for this? (Or is that just a matter of preference?)

Esther_Deputyfoodeditor avatar
Esther_Deputyfoodeditor

Hello, Esther from the food team here! Totally a matter of preference on this one. I think smoked works really nicely alongside the ginger. Thanks for your question!

Vfarq

I used diet ginger as I couldn’t get anything else and it turned out great

Vfarq

Given that there isn’t a four and a half option I’d rate this a five! I had to use some poetic license as it’s lockdown and I couldn’t get all of the ingredients locally. My gammon was 1 kilo but in the end I cooked it for the same time in the slow cooker and 10 min more in the oven which was…

Vfarq

I can also only get diet ginger beer, if I added sugar would that work? I’m unsure why the diet version isn’t recommended

lulu_grimes avatar
lulu_grimes

Hi, The diet version, as you have guessed has no sugar in it so you won't get the sticky effect. With regard to your other question, you can leave the cloves out. Lulu

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