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Baked Gammon with a Quince and Sherry Glaze

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Baked Gammon with a Quince and Sherry Glaze

A sweet, sticky glaze of quince paste and sherry will perfectly complement the flavours of this traditional Christmas gammon.

Preparation time:
10 minutes
Cooking time:
130 minutes
Total time:
2 hours 20 minutes 60 minutes 60 minutes 20 minutes
Serves:
 8

Ingredients

  • 2.5kg Waitrose Smoked Gammon Joint
  • 1 litre pressed apple juice
  • 30-35 whole cloves
  • 100ml Waitrose Fino Sherry
  • 155g pot Waitrose Cano’s Membrillo Pure Spanish Quince Paste (with the prepacked cheeses or from the cheese service counter)

Method

  1. Place the gammon joint in a large pan then pour over the apple juice and enough cold water to cover. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and cover with a lid. Simmer for 1 hour.
  2. Preheat the oven to 180°C, gas mark 4. Drain the gammon thoroughly and allow to cool slightly. Cut the string, then with a small, sharp knife, carefully cut away the rind, leaving the layer of fat intact. Score the fat with a diamond pattern and stud the centre of each with a clove. Place on a rack in a roasting tin, cover loosely with foil and roast for 45 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, place the sherry and quince paste in a small pan and gently heat through until the paste has melted, then simmer for 2-3 minutes. Remove the gammon from the oven and spoon about half the glaze over the top. Pour a little water into the roasting tin to prevent the juices burning. Roast for another 20-25 minutes, then remove from the oven and brush with more glaze. Return to the oven uncovered, until the gammon is golden.
  4. If serving hot, allow to stand for 10 minutes before carving into thick slices. Serve with boiled new potatoes and Waitrose Colcannon.

Cook's tips

Any remaining glaze can be brushed over chicken breasts or pork chops
before grilling. The gammon also tastes delicious served cold and sliced for a buffet.

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recipe_collector 30 December 2007 10:48

An excellent recipe. Gammon perfectly cooked and very tender. The cooked joint looked great on the table. I served it with new potatoes, carrots, broccoli and spiced red cabbage with cranberries. The juices from the pan mixed with the excess glaze and then drizzled over the sliced hot gammon made it very tasty.

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Nutritional Info

Typical values per serving:
Energy 482.0kcal
Sugars 15.1g
Fat 24.7g
Saturated Fat 8.2g
Salt 5.7g

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This recipe was first published on Waitrose.com in December 2007