Old-fashioned honey-roast ham with cloves

Name: Old-fashioned honey-roast ham with cloves | Asda Good Living
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: Butcher’s Selection Unsmoked Gammon Joint; 1 carrot, chopped into 2cm chunks; 2 celery sticks, chopped; 2 onions, quartered; 6 peppercorns; 2 sprigs rosemary; 2 sprigs thyme; 2 bay leaves; Handful cloves; 3tbsp honey

The Christmas classic - a feast for your tastebuds and your eyes

By Asda Good Living,5th December 2016

(40 votes)

Cook: 3 Hours

Serves: 8

Price: £1.50 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 150g serving contains

Energy
1949kj
311kcal

16%

Fat
18g

Med
26%

Saturates
6g

Med
30%

Sugars
3.2g

Low
4%

Salt
4.35g

High
73%

of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
1299kj/310kcal

Ingredients

Butcher’s Selection Unsmoked Gammon Joint

1 carrot, chopped into 2cm chunks

2 celery sticks, chopped

2 onions, quartered

6 peppercorns

2 sprigs rosemary

2 sprigs thyme

2 bay leaves

Handful cloves

3tbsp honey

Method

Put the gammon, vegetables, peppercorns, rosemary, thyme and bay leaves in a large pan.

Add enough water to just cover the ingredients. Put the lid on, bring to a boil, then simmer for 30 mins per 450g of gammon. The meat is cooked when a knife passes into the centre of the joint.

Skim off any white scum that comes to the surface during cooking and top up the water as necessary.

Preheat the oven to 190C/170C Fan/Gas 5. Drain the gammon, discarding the liquid and vegetables, and allow to cool slightly.

Using a sharp knife, gently ease the rind away from the joint, leaving an even layer of fat around the meat.

Score a diamond pattern into the fat.

Stud each diamond with a clove, then brush or rub all over with the honey, to glaze.

Put the joint on a baking tray lined with foil. Roast in the oven for 20-30 mins until golden. Allow to rest for 10 mins before carving. Eat hot or cold.