Glazed gammon
Serves 4
Dish: 3 litre (6pt) large casserole with lid
Oven Accessory: no accessory then enamel shelf in lower position
Ingredients
900g (2 lb) unsmoked gammon joint, cold water to cover
300 ml (
pt) white wine (optional)
1/2
1 onion, peeled
4 whole cloves
10 peppercorns
45 ml (3tbsp) honey
30 ml (2tbsp) orange juice
15g (
oz) Demerara sugar
1/2
15 ml (1tbsp) Dijon mustard
12 whole cloves
Cooking method
Place gammon in a large casserole dish. Add onion stuck with cloves and peppercorns.
Place on base of oven and cook on HIGH MICROWAVE for 15 mins. then MEDIUM
MICROWAVE for 15-20 mins. per 450g (1lb), or until cooked. Drain. Mix together the
honey, juice, sugar and mustard. Cook on HIGH MICROWAVE for 1 min. Leave to cool.
Remove the gammon rind. Score the fat in a lattice pattern and stud with cloves. Brush
over half of the glaze.
Preheat oven on CONVECTION 180°C + GRILL 1. Place gammon on enamel shelf and
cook on CONVECTION 180°C + GRILL 1 for 10-15 mins until golden spreading over the
remaining glaze halfway through cooking time.
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