Christmas Pineapple Gammonham Recipes

PINEAPPLE MAPLE GLAZED HAM RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Place the gammon joint in a large pot and add the onions and pineapple juice. Bring to a boil over high heat.
• Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium, cover, and simmer for 70 minutes. (Gammon joints need to cook for 40 minutes per kilo (2 ¼ lbs), so if you are using a smaller or large gammon joint, adjust the cooking time accordingly.)
• Once cooked, carefully remove the gammon joint from the pan and place on a baking sheet to cool slightly.
• Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
• Make the glaze: in a small pan over a medium heat, combine the Dijon mustard, pineapple juice, and maple syrup and bring to a boil. Cook for 10 minutes, or until slightly reduced and glossy.
• Carefully remove the skin from the gammon joint, using a small paring knife to help ease the fat away from the skin. Be sure to leave a small layer of fat on top of the gammon.
• Score the fat in a diamond pattern and push a clove into each cross section.
• Liberally brush the gammon joint with the glaze, making sure to reserve at least half of the glaze.
• Roast the gammon joint for 40 minutes, glazing again halfway through.
• Carve and serve.
• Enjoy!

CHRISTMAS PINEAPPLE GAMMON/HAM

Steps:

• 1: Put the gammon/ham into large saucepan & cover with cold water. Boil for 10 minutes, then taste the water, if it's still very salty, change the water. Bring back to the boil then simmer for 30 minutes.
• 2: preheat oven to 180c/350f/gas4.
• 3: Remove gammon from the water. Leave to cool slightly.
• 4: Using a sharp knife, remove the skin, leaving as much of the fat as possible. Score the exposed fat in a diamond pattern.
• 5: Put the gammon in a roasting tin & bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
• 6: In the meantime, mix the pineapple juice, cinnamon & golden syrup/honey in a pan & warm over a low heat until syrup becomes runny.
• 7: Remove the gammon from oven & increase the temperature to 220c/425f/gas7. Pour warm syrup mixture over the whole gammon.
• 8: Attach pineapple pieces to the scored fat, securing each with a clove if using. If not using cloves, secure pineapple pieces with cocktail sticks, but be careful.
• 9: Return gammon to the oven for 20 minutes, basting twice, until gammon is tender.
• 10: Remove from oven & allow to rest for about 5-10 minutes. Carve & serve hot or cold.

GAMMON WITH PINEAPPLE SALSA

Steps:

• First, make the salsa. Mix together all of the ingredients (use 1⁄2 a chilli for a milder flavour, all of it for a pungent one). Set aside while you cook the gammon.
• Heat the grill for 3 mins. Use a thin-bladed knife to slice the gammon into 2 steaks, then snip the rind every 2-3cm. Lightly brush with oil. Grill for about 3 mins each side until just firm, then brush over the honey on one side and cook for 1 min more. Remove and leave to stand for 2-3 mins.
• Serve the gammon with the salsa spooned over the top. Good with a chicory salad or green beans and chunky-cut chips.

GAMMON STEAK WITH PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Heat the grill. Snip the gammon rind at intervals. Brush or wipe both sides of the gammon with a smear of oil. Place the gammon the grid of the grill pan and cook each side under the hot grill for 3-5 minutes, until brown. Put the pineapple slices on top of the gammon and heat for a few minutes, or fry the egg in a frying pan, in a little hot fat. Serve the gammon with the pineapple slices or with the egg on top.

PINEAPPLE & CHILLI GLAZED GAMMON

Steps:

• Put the gammon in a large pan and cover with water. Bring to the boil and skim any foam from the surface, then reduce to a simmer, cover and cook for 2 hrs. Leave to cool in the liquid in the pan for 30 mins.
• Meanwhile, make the glaze. Tip all the ingredients into a pan and bring to the boil. Reduce to a simmer and bubble for 10-12 mins, or until just syrupy. Drain the gammon (you can reserve the liquid for stock). The gammon and glaze can be prepared and chilled up to one day ahead.
• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Sit the gammon on a board and, using a sharp knife, cut away the skin, making sure you leave a good layer of fat. Score lines all over the fat. Transfer to a roasting tin and roast for 10 mins, then pour over some glaze. Continue to roast, basting with more glaze every 5-10 mins, until the gammon is sticky, about 40 mins. Don't worry if the ends get a little dark, as this adds flavour.
• Remove from the oven and rest for 15 mins. Carve and serve.