How to Cook Ham Joint

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Place your ham joint in a saucepan and cover it with water.. Add herbs, fruits, and other ingredients to taste.. Bring your saucepan to a boil, then lower the heat and put a lid on it.

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1

Place your ham joint in a saucepan and cover it with water.

Step 1

Place your ham joint in a saucepan and cover it with water.

2

Add herbs, fruits, and other ingredients to taste.

Step 2

Add herbs, fruits, and other ingredients to taste.

3

Bring your saucepan to a boil, then lower the heat and put a lid on it.

Step 3

Bring your saucepan to a boil, then lower the heat and put a lid on it.

4

Let the dish simmer for 25 minutes per 1.1 lb (500 g) of gammon.

Step 4

Let the dish simmer for 25 minutes per 1.1 lb (500 g) of gammon.

5

Check the ham joint regularly and remove any excess froth.

Step 5

Check the ham joint regularly and remove any excess froth.

6

Remove your gammon when you can easily pierce it with a fork.

Step 6

Remove your gammon when you can easily pierce it with a fork.

7

Give your gammon 15 minutes to rest before serving it.

Step 7

Give your gammon 15 minutes to rest before serving it.

8

Preheat your oven to about 325 °F (163 °C).

Step 8

Preheat your oven to about 325 °F (163 °C).

9

Place you gammon in a roasting tin lined with aluminum foil.

Step 9

Place you gammon in a roasting tin lined with aluminum foil.

10

Fill the tin ¾ of the way up with water.

Step 10

Fill the tin ¾ of the way up with water.

11

Cover the ham joint with aluminum foil.

Step 11

Cover the ham joint with aluminum foil.

12

Bake the dish for 30 minutes per 1 lb (450 g) of gammon.

Step 12

Bake the dish for 30 minutes per 1 lb (450 g) of gammon.

13

Check your dish every 15 to 30 minutes and add more liquid if necessary.

Step 13

Check your dish every 15 to 30 minutes and add more liquid if necessary.

14

Take out the ham joint once you can pierce it with a fork.

Step 14

Take out the ham joint once you can pierce it with a fork.

15

Let your ham joint cool for 15 minutes before serving.

Step 15

Let your ham joint cool for 15 minutes before serving.

16

Stop cooking your ham joint about 20 minutes before it's done.

Step 16

Stop cooking your ham joint about 20 minutes before it's done.

17

Place your gammon in a baking dish if you boiled it.

Step 17

Place your gammon in a baking dish if you boiled it.

18

Cut off your ham joint's rind.

Step 18

Cut off your ham joint's rind.

19

Cook water, honey, sugar, and salt in a saucepan.

Step 19

Cook water, honey, sugar, and salt in a saucepan.

20

Cover your ham joint with the honey glaze sauce.

Step 20

Cover your ham joint with the honey glaze sauce.

21

Bake the ham joint at 350 °F (177 °C) for 20 to 30 minutes.

Step 21

Bake the ham joint at 350 °F (177 °C) for 20 to 30 minutes.

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