Enjoyed our Festive Gammon but needed desalting !
This raw unsmoked gammon joint is salty but if you soak it in cold water for at least 2 days (water changed twice a day) before cooking, then the joint is okay. I cooked mine in dry cider & water with a sliced large carrot & leek and with an onion dotted with 5-6 cloves, plus 3 bay leaves & 10 whole peppercorns. Bring to the boil & then simmer for 1 hour and then let the joint slowly cool in the liquid (which takes 7-8 hours). I always order smoked gammon joints as these are less salty but received this unsmoked joint as a substitute.
FOOLPROOF AND HIGHLY DELICIOUS
Always delicious! I always cook mine in a pressure cooker WITHOUT the valve and have used ginger ale or cherry cola or fizzy mango in the past to cook it in. This way Removes a lot of the salt and without the fat, it would be dry and a lot less tasty. I leave mine in the pressure cooker until completely cold and remove excess fat but not too much under the rind because it’s needed for when I bake it. A glaze made up of redcurrant sauce, marmalade and brown sugar always results in the most tasty gammon joint.
Excellent, easy to cook, and easy to thinly slice.
Best gammon I have ever cooked. Easy instructions, excellent value, easy to carve in small slices.. Ideal for sandwiches, eaten cold, or hot. back to buy another.
Too salty
Although this gammon is tender, it is unbelievably salty. I won't be buying it again.
Too salty
Although this gammon is tender, it is unbelievably salty. I won't be buying it again.
Best before date was day of delivery!
Only a few hours left on the best before date.
Beware large amount of uneatable fat
One third of this joint was a large lump of fat. Once removed remaining ham OK but very disappointed as end product very expensive when pricing cost of lean meat per kilo.
Salty and Fatty
First and last time buying from Tesco, I usually buy from local butcher. I Soaked and boiled the ham before putting it in the oven, even though it did not say that on the packaging. Glazed with honey and it was still salty. When we cut it there was a lot of fat.
Great cold too
Excellent and good for cold meat after
there was so much fat about 50% so my 2kg was 1 kg
there was so much fat about 50% so my 2kg was 1 kg in reality