Jubilee Ham

Jubilee Ham

• Ready In: 2 hrs 15 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1 7⁄8 kg ham (gammon joint)
• 1  onion
• 1⁄2 teaspoon peppercorn
• 2  star anise
• 1  bay leaf
• 1⁄2 orange

• GLAZE

• 4  tablespoons  cherry jam
• 1⁄2 orange
• 1  garlic clove
• 1  tablespoon ginger
• 1  pinch  chili

Directions

1. Put the gammon joint in a large pan.
2. Cover with water.
3. Add the peeled and halved onion, peppercorns, star anise, bay leaf, and orange zest.
4. Bring to a boil; partially cover and simmer for 1 hour 45 minutes, or 30 minutes per 500g (1lb).
5. Meanwhile, put all the glaze ingredients in a bowl and whizz with a hand blender until you have a smooth texture.
6. Once the gammon is cooked; cool in the stock; remove.
7. Preheat the oven to gas 7, 200 degrees Celsius, fan 200 degrees Celsius. Using a sharp knife, strip the rind off the gammon joint and score the fat in a diamond pattern.
8. Put the joint in a roasting pan and spread the glaze over the fat.
9. Roast for 20 to 25 minutes, until sticky and golden.
10. Cool before carving into thick slices.