My husband Howard and son Ted love cheese, ham and pickle sandwiches. Honestly I don’t begrudge them eating these sandwiches either. Although, I have noticed the ingredients that go into the ham. Personally I’m not a fan so I decided to look for alternatives.
Instead of buying the ham from the supermarket I thought I would cook one at home. The gammon from the shops still has a couple of chemicals nasties in but it’s far less than the packet ham. It’s not perfect but it’s slightly better for you. Also it’s still expensive too. Therefore I will continue my search but until then we will be enjoying this ham from now on. Below is a video and recipe for you.
Do you have any alternatives for ham that are not full of chemicals and inexpensive? Let me know in the comments below and please don’t forget to like and follow me.
Equipment needed
- Large bowl
- Large saucepan
- Roasting pan
- Small mixing bowl
- Plastic brush
- Carving knife
- Carving fork
- Carving board
Ingredients
- Gammon x 1.75kg boned and rolled
- Cloves x 6 – 8
- Peppercorns x 6 – 8
- Bay leaves x 2
- Water x 2 litres or enough to cover the joint
- Honey x 1 – 2 tbsps
- Tomato puree or tomato ketchup x 1 – 2 tbsp
- Tamari x 1 – 2 tbsp
- Ground ginger x 2 tsp
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Put the gammon in the large bowl and cover with water.
- Leave to soak for up to two days.
- When ready to cook the gammon, drain the water.
- Place the gammon into a large saucepan and cover with fresh water.
- Add in the cloves, peppercorns and bay leaves.
- Place the saucepan on a high heat and bring the water to the boil.
- Leave to simmer for 60 minutes.
- Once the gammon has finished cooking turn the heat off and leave to cool for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 180°C and put in a baking tray.
- After 30 minutes remove the gammon from the hob.
- Drain the water from the pan.
- Remove the baking tray from the oven.
- Add the honey, tomato puree or ketchup, tamari, ginger and salt and pepper to taste.
- Mix these ingredients together in the small mixing bowl.
- Place the gammon on the tray.
- Spread half of the mixture with the plastic brush as evenly as possible on the gammon.
- Put the baking tray into the oven and bake for 15 minutes. #
- After 15 minutes remove the tray from the oven.
- Spread the rest of the mixture on the gammon.
- Place the tray back into the oven and cook for a further 15 minutes.
- Once cooked, remove the gammon from the oven and leave to stand for 20 – 30 minutes.
- Then serve with a meal of your choice and enjoy.
Honey, Tomato and Ginger Roast Gammon Ham is a hit in our house. It was an easy dish to prepare but it was time consuming to cook. If you want to make it for sandwiches it would be good to bake this on a Sunday ready for the week ahead. It can be eaten as a meal as well. The other night we ate the ham with egg, chips and peas. All the ingredients in this dish can be frozen too. Therefore you could make a big batch and freeze it for another occasion. However you decide to eat this dish, as always, please enjoy. Thank you. XXX
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