Honey mustard roast gammon

Name: Honey mustard roast gammon
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2kg unsmoked gammon joint; 1 onion, halved; 2 carrots, roughly chopped; 2 bay leaves; 6 black peppercorns; 3 tbsp runny honey; 2 tbsp wholegrain mustard; 1 tbsp soft light brown sugar

A gammon joint simmered, then glazed with honey and mustard and roasted. Good hot or cold.

Time2 hr 15
LevelMedium
Costabout £1.50 a head
Oven200°C (180°C fan)

8 servings

Ingredients

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2 kgunsmoked gammon joint
1onionhalved
2carrotsroughly chopped
2bay leaves
6black peppercorns
3 tbsprunny honey
2 tbspwholegrain mustard
1 tbspsoft light brown sugar

Method

1
Put the gammon in a large pan with the onion, carrots, bay and peppercorns. Cover with cold water and bring to the boil.
2
Reduce to a gentle simmer, cover and cook for 1 hr 30.
90 min
3
Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan). Lift the gammon out and cool for 10 minutes.
10 min
4
Cut away the rind, leaving a thin layer of fat. Score the fat in a diamond pattern.
5
Mix the honey, mustard and sugar and spread over the fat.
6
Roast in a tin for 20 minutes until sticky and golden.
20 min
7
Rest for 10 minutes before carving.
10 min

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