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roasted marmalade ham
© David Loftus

roasted marmalade ham

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If you’ve got a family dinner or a party coming up, or you want to reinvent the Sunday roast, there’s nothing outrageous about buying a ham and cooking it this way. You can feed loads of people and still have some left over for sarnies.

First of all you want to place the gammon in a large but snug-fitting pot. Cover it with water, then throw in your veg, bay leaves, peppercorns and bouquet garni. Peel the zest from the oranges and add to the water, then squeeze the juice in and add the salt. Bring to the boil, then turn the heat down and simmer for an hour and a quarter with a lid on, skimming when need be. Remove from the heat and allow to cool for half an hour in the broth. This will allow the flavors to really penetrate the meat. Discard the vegetables from the broth, but keep the broth for making minestrone-type soups – it will freeze well for use another day.

Preheat the oven to 170°C/325°F/gas 3. Carefully remove the meat to a board and, using a knife, take off the skin. Depending on the breed and quality of the pig, you should have a nice layer of fat. Remove some of the fat as well, to leave you with about 1cm/˝ inch. The extra fat can be kept in the freezer for roasting with potatoes another time. Score the fat left on the meat in a criss-cross fashion, and while it’s moist, season it generously with the ground black pepper. Place the meat in a roasting tray and roast for 20 minutes until the fat renders and becomes slightly crispy. Remove from the oven, stir up the marmalade to loosen, then smear and rub it all over the meat with the rosemary. Place back in the oven for about 1 hour and baste frequently until beautifully golden and crisp. Serve as you would a roast dinner or as part of a picnic.


• from Jamie's Dinners

ingredients


• 3–4kg middle cut gammon with the knuckle left on
• 2 carrots, roughly chopped
• 2 sticks of celery, roughly chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• 16 black peppercorns
• 1 bouquet garni (a piece of leek, celery, a bay leaf, a sprig of fresh thyme)
• 2 oranges
• 2 tablespoons sea salt
• 3 tablespoons freshly • ground black pepper
• 1 jar of best thin-rind marmalade
• a handful of fresh rosemary, leaves picked

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1. by Heidy on Sat 05 May 2012 @ 18:05

just making for the second time. I don't have a decent butchers nearby, so just used a gammon joint no knuckle...... Worked a treat...leftovers great for sarnies too.

2. by Judy on Mon 30 Mar 2009 @ 15:07

Did this meal for Mothers Day - it was an absolute hit. Everyone loved it, even the kids. It has been requested again! Kept all the ingredients the same.

3. by stilton on Sun 18 Jan 2009 @ 15:15

siemanko Jamie!!!!!
halloo my name is john and i cook wery wery well.i wold like to be like you .Ewerybody loove my cooking but i dontt haw emoney to open my restaurant or cooking programm(like you).Pleas give my advise what i can do to be like you???maby you could help me maby i can work with you??????;)sim to be not pasible but thats my dream.pleas give me aqnswer iven if answer is no.sorry for spelling because my girrflend write that and shes polish and she really whant me to be hqappya nd i cook that ham naw i dont know nothik about that but ewerything what she say is true.xxxxxxxxxxx

4. by Janine &Pat on Tue 29 Jul 2008 @ 05:00

We watch your show all the time , and try many of your recipies... some on our guests , who think we are great cooks!. We always give you the credit, You earned it Thanks again from Brindesoleilbnb, in Okanagan wine country, Penticton B.C., Canada

5. by marek on Mon 26 May 2008 @ 02:56

the recipies are great.could you give more info about cooking ham/pork.maybe a stew...

6. by andrea on Sun 11 May 2008 @ 04:32

Can someone help to further clarify what type of ham the recipe calls for? Specifically, I am wondering whether to purchase a fresh leg of pork or a cut that has been cured. ( Another option would be to purchase a ham that has been soaked in or injected with brine). Any clarification would greatly be appreciated.

7. by adam on Thu 08 May 2008 @ 15:42

have made this one, about 7 times , really easy, im not the best cook, but i find that this works every time , you can hang out with your friends while it cooks. have a couple of drinks and its done,.. looks great as well. only invite a couple of people over and theirs loads left for sarnies the next day:-)

8. by Oliver on Tue 12 Feb 2008 @ 05:07

Great recipe!

Be careful what cut of ham you get though! If your butcher doesn't understand middle cut, make sure you aren't getting a cut that's too high up the leg otherwise the meat won't be pink!

Good crowd pleaser :)

9. by Alison Lynch on Tue 18 Dec 2007 @ 14:50

I think someone should be checking the comments left!!!! There appears to be some inappropriate visitors to this site

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