Sunday 6 March 2016

Marmalade-Mustard Glazed Gammon

This was supposed to be served with mashed potatoes and a parsley sauce. I did roast vegetables instead and skipped on the parsley sauce because it really doesn't need any extra sauce with all that glaze.

Marmalade-Mustard Glazed Gammon
Slightly adapted from BBC Food
1.3kg smoked gammon joint
1 lemon, halved
1 orange, halved
1 apple, halved
1 onion, halved
1 cinnamon stick
2 bay leaves
2 good dashes cayenne
1/2 pint ale (optional)
5 star anise
340g marmalade
5 fl. oz. honey
~2 Tbsp. wholegrain mustard
1/4 tsp. ground cloves

Roast Veg
5 parsnips, peeled and chopped
5 carrots, peeled and chopped
1 onion, peeled and chopped
1 packed cubed sweet potato and butternut squash
6-8 cloves garlic, peeled and lightly smashed
2 Tbsp. olive oil
~1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning
salt and pepper
dash cayenne

1. Place gammon in a large pot with lemon, orange, apple, onion, cinnamon stick, bay leaves, cayenne, ale, and 2 of the star anise. Add water to just cover everything.
2. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer for ~1 hour.
3. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
4. In a small pot combine marmalade with remaining star anise, honey, mustard, and cloves. Heat until marmalade has melted and everything is well-blended.
5. Remove gammon from cooking water and place in a roasting pan.
6. Drizzle the chopped veg with olive oil and toss with salt, pepper, cayenne, and herbs.
7. Dump the chopped veg in around the meat.
8. Glaze the gammon with the marmalade mixture.
9. Bake at 210C (~400F) for ~45 minutes, basting with additional glaze every 10-15 minutes.
10. When glaze is slightly blackened around the edges and veggies are cooked, remove from oven and serve. (Serving some additional green veg along side probably wouldn't go amiss, I just didn't have anything appropriate on hand when I was making this.)

I'm pleased with how this came out, but I'd definitely tweak it a bit next time.

For the Boil
1.3kg smoked gammon joint
1 lemon, halved
1 orange, halved
1 apple, halved
1 onion, halved
3-4 scallions, rough chopped
3 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
1 tsp. black peppercorns
2 bay leaves
1 cinnamon stick
1/2 tsp. whole cloves
2 dried chiles de arbol
2 star anise

For the Glaze
200g marmalade
4 fl. oz. honey
3 star anise
1 cinnamon stick
2 Tbsp. wholegrain mustard
1/2 tsp. whole cloves

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