SPICED POMEGRANATE & ORANGE GLAZED HAM

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Serve our glazed ham warm in thin slices alongside the Christmas turkey. This one has a sticky sweet-and-sour glaze made with pomegranate molasses and orange

Provided by Cassie Best

Categories     Dinner

Time 3h10m

Yield Serves 12-15

Number Of Ingredients 13

1.5-2kg unsmoked boneless tied gammon joint
2 bay leaves, plus extra to serve (optional)
3 star anise
4 whole cloves, plus extra for studding the ham
8 allspice berries
10 whole peppercorns
1 litre pomegranate juice
2 small oranges, 1 halved, 1 sliced, plus 1 tsp juice
1 tbsp pomegranate molasses
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp honey
80g pomegranate seeds to serve (optional)

Steps:

  • Put the gammon in a large pan with the bay leaves, star anise, cloves, 6 allspice berries and 8 peppercorns. Pour over the pomegranate juice to cover the gammon (you may need to top up with water). Add one of the orange halves, then bring to a simmer and partially cover with a lid. Cook for 2 hrs 30 mins, topping up with water as needed to keep the gammon covered. Leave to cool in the liquid for 20 mins, then lift out and place on a baking tray lined with baking parchment.
  • Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Cut the skin off the gammon, leaving a 1cm layer of fat. Score lines into the fat at ½cm intervals using knife. Bake for 15 mins until the fat is starting to crisp.
  • Meanwhile, crush the remaining allspice berries and peppercorns with a pestle and mortar. Combine the crushed spices with the molasses, mustard, sugar and 1 tsp orange juice. Remove the gammon from the oven and brush over the molasses mixture. Arrange the orange slices over the gammon, securing them with some cloves.
  • Turn the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and return the gammon to the oven for another 20 mins. Brush the honey over the orange slices and bake for another 5-10 mins, or until the glaze is bubbling. Leave to rest for at least 20 mins, then serve with bay leaves and pomegranate seeds scattered over, if you like.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 221 calories, Fat 12 grams fat, SaturatedFat 4 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 6 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 6 grams sugar, Protein 22 grams protein, Sodium 3 milligram of sodium

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