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Food & crafts => Food processing => Topic started by: Possum on December 03, 2012, 03:09:48 pm

Title: Do I have to boil gammon?
Post by: Possum on December 03, 2012, 03:09:48 pm

We've got some very nice boned and rolled legs back from our two pigs. I was about to wet cure one of them ready for a large baked gammon for Christmas. However, they are all too big to fit into my largest saucepan. :thinking:


Is it possible to bake/roast a gammon without boiling it first?

Title: Re: Do I have to boil gammon?
Post by: HappyHippy on December 03, 2012, 03:13:50 pm

I'm sure it would be - but maybe give it an extra dose of sugar to stop it seeming too salty or soak it overnight before roasting it.
I have a receipe somewhere for a 'crust' you make to encase it before cooking - I'll dig the receipe book out and be back later with an update  :thumbsup:

I just always boil them to give a base for soup (seems a waste not to  ;))

Title: Re: Do I have to boil gammon?
Post by: bloomer on December 03, 2012, 03:29:30 pm

yup one of my favourite recipies is baked gammon


not done with a home cured but tesco finest wiltshire cured in a roasting tin cover in foil cook as per the instructions on the label is fantastic...


when i get some pork for home curing it will be on my list to try!!!

Title: Re: Do I have to boil gammon?
Post by: FiB on December 03, 2012, 04:41:02 pm

Deffo - but must soak first ......I fished what I thought was a big pork joint out of freezer and baked without soaking (or looking very hard evidently!), it was a ham/gammon joint and boy was it salty!!!!  We ate it (well you have to dont you!!) but had to bury it in apple sauce and we were drinking A LOT for the rest of the day!