Can be glazed with a sauce. You will need to keep the gammon in the fridge during the soaking.

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Probably the most commonly used cooking method for gammon is roasting.

Cooking smoked gammon. You can also roast your gammon joint in the oven. Step 1 Submerge the whole gammon joint in a large container of water and place it in the refrigerator overnight. Do not allow your gammon to boil as this will cause it to become dry and have a grainy texture.

Remove packaging prior to cooking. Gammon joints are sold at various weights with or without the bone smoked or unsmoked. Insert the small end of each wedge into the fat around the common gammon.

Similarly to calculating the cooking time for boiling firstly you need to weigh your raw gammon joint but this time allow 30 minutes per 450g 1lb plus an additional 30 minutes and cook it at 180C 350F or Gas Mark 4. Then start again by filling a a large pan with water and any flavours onions coke teabag apples wine cider bay leaf peppercorns allspice berries star anise and cloves or as a short cut add mulled wine spice if desired. Cook in a foil-lined roasting tin for approximately 10 minutes or until the glaze is burnished and bubbly.

Youll need to cook for 20 mins per 450g1lb plus 20 mins. Cook for 20 min per 450g while covered plus an extra 30min without covering on 180C. Fill an outsized pot with water and boil the water.

Soaking the gammon helps to remove any excess salt from the curing process. If it is too strong then soak the gammon in cold water for 24 hours changing the water every 8 hours. Cooking a smoked gammon joint is no different than roasting a traditional uncooked ham in the oven.

Allow 20 minutes simmering time per 450g gammon plus an extra 20 minutes at the end. Cook it low and slow for homemade glazed ham thats ideal for sandwiches party buffets or simply sliced and served with chips. A gammon joint can be cooked by boiling or a combination of boiling and baking.

Put the meat in a large pan cover with cold water and bring to the boil adding any flavourings you may wish eg. Similarly to calculating the cooking time for boiling firstly you need to weigh your raw gammon joint but this time allow 30 minutes per 450g 1lb plus an additional 30 minutes and cook it at 180C 350F or Gas Mark 4. Place the common gammon within the dish.

You may need to cook the gammon for longer if it has a bone please follow the cooking instructions on the packaging. If you are not sure how strongly cured and smoked your gammon is then cut a small piece off and fry it in a pan with a little oil until cooked cool and taste. Drain the water carefully from the pot and remove the skin from the common gammon.

Should you want to do the braising stage in advance and then let the ham cool clove and glaze it and give it 30-40 minutes from room temperature at 180Cgas mark 4350ºF turning up the heat towards the end if you think it needs it. Cooking Guidelines are approximate and may vary with appliances. And you can use leftover roast gammon in many dishes from pasta bakes to homemade baked beans.

Cover the pot and cook over low heat for 1 hour. Its also equally as delicious cold as part of a buffet with a selection of meats and chutneys or satisfyingly sandwiched between rounds of bloomer bread. How to prepare a gammon joint To start weigh your meat to calculate cooking times.

Roasting a large gammon joint is great for feeding the family and is pleasingly economical. In the past gammons needed soaking overnight in cold water to remove excess saltiness. Place gammon in cold water and bring to the boil then change the water as this will get ride of any excess salt.

Boil for half the calculated cooking. A small gammon will easily fit in a slow cooker. Cooked gammon can be served hot traditionally with parsley sauce or a sweet cranberry and port relish.