Oven Baked Glazed Gammon With Mustard & Spiced Demerara Sugar
Juicy Oven Baked Glazed Gammon smothered in a Dijon mustard, mixed spice, and demerara sugar glaze. Perfect for Christmas or Thanksgiving, but tastes equally good in sandwiches or with some salad at any time of year.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 Gammon joint (2kg/4.5 pounds)
- 2 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 150 grams (0.75 cups) Demerara sugar
- 1 teaspoon Mixed spice
Instructions
- Soak the gammon overnight in a saucepan of water in the fridge to draw out excess salt.
- Preheat the oven to 150℃/300℉
- Place a large piece of aluminum foil on an oven tray. Place the gammon on top and wrap the foil over, sealing the edges to make a parcel.
- Bake the gammon joint in the foil parcel for 1 hour. If you cannot hear it sizzling after this time, or if your joint is larger, leave it in the oven for a further 15-30 minutes.
- Take the gammon out and turn the oven up to 200℃/400℉.
- Undo the parcel and fold the foil down on one side. Carefully undo any strings and then slice off the top layer of hard rind, leaving as much of the fat layer behind as you can.
- Spread Dijon mustard over the top of the gammon fat. Mix the sugar and spice together, and sprinkle/press this on top to form a coating.
- Bake the gammon (uncovered) in the hot oven for a further 20 minutes until the sugar coating has caramelized. Watch it so it doesn't burn.
Notes
You can use the grill/broiler setting to caramelize the sugar glaze instead if you prefer.
Unsmoked gammon is best for this recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 353kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 55gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.05gCholesterol: 155mgSodium: 232mgPotassium: 908mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 21IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 36mgIron: 2mg
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