Marmalade glazed jerk gammon

Name: Marmalade glazed jerk gammon
Prep time: 4 d 20 min
Cook time: 3 h 20 min
Total time: 4 d 3 h 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: Boiling the gammon; 1.4 kg gammon (unsmoked) - I chose one with very little skin as it will be discarded after boiling; If you have a shrink-wrapped gammon, be sure to remove the inner plastic wrapping so the marinade can penetrate properly.; Big bunch of parsley; 15 peppercorns; A big handful of Chinese preserved orange peel; Big stick of cinnamon; Marinade stage; 250 ml (3 ladles-full) of jerk marinade; Roasting stage; 3 tablespoons of Rhubarb and ginger preserve (or a similar marmalade); 10 ml rum

This recipe requires preparation in advance!

This is mercilessly plagiarised from the TV series; Jamie Oliver cooks Christmas. I made the jerk marinade yesterday and have already tried it with pan fried pork fillets and it was great.

I found the jerk marinade a bit heavy on the cloves, so I have omitted the cloves in the boiling stage.

This is a little long winded and it obviously takes a fair bit of planning, but it is worth doing, that I promise!

Marmalade glazed jerk gammon

Servings:	Serves 6 - Recipe for a 1.4 kg gammon
Calories per serving:	683
Ready in:	4 days, 3 hours, 20 minutes
Prep. time:	4 days, 20 minutes
Cook time:	3 hours, 20 minutes
Difficulty:
Recipe author:	Chef
First published:	21st January 2013

Best recipe review Orange, Lemon, Gammon 4.6/5 Such a perfect mic of flavours Paul R Smith

Ingredients

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Boiling the gammon
1.4 kg gammon (unsmoked) - I chose one with very little skin as it will be discarded after boiling
If you have a shrink-wrapped gammon, be sure to remove the inner plastic wrapping so the marinade can penetrate properly.
big bunch of parsley
15 peppercorns
A big handful of Chinese preserved orange peel
Big stick of cinnamon
Marinade stage
250 ml (3 ladles-full) of jerk marinade
Roasting stage
3 tablespoons of Rhubarb and ginger preserve (or a similar marmalade)
10 ml rum

Carved
Basting
Marinading
Ingredients for the boiling stage (I reduced the number of peppercorns after the picture was taken)

Method

Boiling

Place the gammon and the boiling ingredients in a large pan and just cover with boiling water
Fast simmer for about an hour
remove, drain, and allow to cool
Slice the skin off and discard. Try to leave a layer of fat on the meat
Score the fat in a criss-cross pattern, trying not to cut into the meat
Marinading
Marinade in a cool place for as long as you can - I went for 4 days. Keep in a cool place and in a sealed container if you have adventurous cats!
If you get the chance, turn the gammon every day and spoon the marinade over the meat
Roasting
Preheat the oven to 200° C (400° F - gas 6)
Put the gammon in a deep roasting tray and roast for 1 hour 50 minutes in total
Mix the rhubarb preserve or marmalade with a splash of rum to liquify it a little
After 1 hour 20 minutes has expired, take the tray out and deglaze the pan with a splash of rum
Spread the preserve over the surface of the gammon and roast for another 30 minutes or so. Check it every 8 minutes and re-baste with the preserve
Remove, rest for 10 minutes and serve

Serving suggestions

Serve hot with boiled potatoes, garden peas, pease pudding and a sprinkling of parsley

Variations

Vary the ingredients that you add in the boiling stage to your own taste. Carrots, leeks, parsnip are all good flavour enhancers.

Jamie made his with marmalade but I thought the rhubarb and ginger preserve went better with the warm spices. Experiment with your favourite preserve.

Chef's note

Cooking times will vary for larger joints, and after tasting this I would recommend the biggest joint you can afford!

If you have a Jaccard meat tenderiser, stab the joint all over with it so the marinade can penetrate really well.

Notes on gammon cooking times

Usually a gammon joint is cooked by boiling, either in a large saucepan (about 1.5 hours to 2.5 hours depending upon weight), or a quicker method is to cook in a pressure cooker (1 hour). After this process, the gammon will be cooked and perfectly safe to eat, however, often the gammon is then finished by roasted with a glaze (honey, marmalade, Branston pickle, etc. This finishing process does make for an extended cooking time but it does give an exceptional finish.

See also; Gammon recipes and related

Sticky Marmalade Gammon - A classic way to serve roast gammon
Marmalade glazed jerk gammon - Jamie Oliver's hot and spicy gammon recipe
Gammon and pineapple - A match made in heaven
Branston pickle coated roast gammon - Branston pickle is a great accompaniment for ham and gammon, here it's hot!
Soupe génevoise - A gammon soup from Geneva
Sous vide roast gammon - Gammon cooked the modernist way
Spicy gammon steaks with pineapple - Gammon and pineapple, with a spicy touch
Gammon and vegetable pasta in mustard sauce (TM) - Gammon pasta cooked in a Thermomix
Our pork recipe section is here
An interactive Glazed gammon cooking time calculator - You give a carve time, we give you a when and what list.
Safe meat cooking temperature (pork) - How to ensure your pork is properly cooked
Cuts of pork - Where it all comes from
Processed meat leads to an early death - Go easy on the bacon!
RSPCA - Think Pig Campaign - and be kind to the animals

Peeling ginger

There is no need to peel ginger. As a result of attending a Thai cookery demo, we have learnt that peeling ginger is unnecessary unless for aesthetic purposes as the skin is high in fibre and full of flavour. However, do remove any bits that have become tough or woody.

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