Aromatic Spiced Ham

Name: Aromatic Spiced Ham
Prep time: 3 h 50 min
Cook time: 3 h 50 min
Total time: 3 h 50 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp coriander seed; 1 head fennel, halved; 1 Tbsp fennel seed; 2 garlic cloves, unpeeled; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 2 kilograms 15-ounce to 6-pounds 1-ounce) boneless mild-cure gammon; 1 large onion, halved; 1 Tbsp mixed peppercorns; 4 Tbsps red currant jelly; 250 milliliters 3/4 fluid ounces red wine; 1 teaspoons red wine vinegar; 1 teaspoon smoked paprika; 2 star anise; 16 cloves Approximately 16 whole cloves

Aromatic Spiced Ham

Aromatic Spiced Ham might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains about 30g of protein, 7g of fat, and a total of 238 calories. This recipe serves 12. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have approximately, wine, fennel seed, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the star anise you could follow this main course with the Mini Star-Anise Scones as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 3 hours and 50 minutes.

Instructions

Place the gammon in a large saucepan.

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Gammon

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Sauce Pan

Add all the ingredients for the ham to the pan, adding more water if the ham isn't covered. Bring to the boil, before reducing the heat to a simmer and partially covering the pan. Cook for about 2 1/2 to 3 hours, approximately 1 hour a kilo simmering time, plus an extra 15 minutes.

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Water

Ham

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Frying Pan

When you are ready to glaze the ham, preheat oven to 440 degrees F (230 degrees C).

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Glaze

Ham

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Oven

Remove the ham from the liquid and sit the ham on a board. Strip off the rind, and a little of the fat layer if it's very thick, and cut a diamond pattern into the remaining fat with a sharp knife in lines of about 3/4-inch apart. Stud each diamond with a clove.

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Clove

Beef

Ham

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Put the jelly, cinnamon, paprika and red wine vinegar into a saucepan and whisk together over a high heat bringing it to the boil.

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Red Wine Vinegar

Cinnamon

Paprika

Jelly

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Whisk

Let the pan bubble away so that the glaze reduces to a syrup-like consistency.

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Syrup

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Place a layer of foil over a roasting tray big enough to hold the ham.

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Ham

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Aluminum Foil

Place the ham on top of the foil.

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Ham

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Pour the glaze over the clove-studded ham and then transfer it to the oven. Cook for about 15 minutes, or until the glazed fat is burnished. Allow the meat to rest in a warm place for at least 15 minutes before carving it.

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Clove

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