BAKED HAM
Ingredients
- 4.5-5.5kg/10-12lb gammon joint - unsmoked
- 1 pint of dry cider
- 2 carrots
- chopped into chunky pieces
- 2 onions
- peeled and studded with cloves
- 4 bay leaves
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 12 peppercorns
- cloves for spiking
- 8 tbsp shredless orange marmalade
- juice of half a lemon
Directions
- Soak the gammon joint overnight.
- Drain and discard the water and pat the gammon dry. Place the gammon in a large pan and then pour over the cider and enough water to cover the joint.
- Add all the other ingredients to the pan. Bring to the boil then reduce the heat and gently simmer for 3 - 3 ½ hours. Skim off any scum during the cooking.
- When cooked
- remove the ham from the pan and place in a roasting tin. Let it cool slightly and then peel away the skin.
- Preheat the oven 190C/375 F / Gas 5.
- Score diamond shapes on the fat and stud each diamond with a clove.
- Heat the marmalade and lemon juice in a pan for a few minutes until it thickens to a sticky glaze. Brush the marmalade glaze over the surface of the ham.
- Bake in the oven for 30 minutes until the glaze has set.

