Slow cooker ham with sticky ginger glaze

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only

A small gammon will easily fit in a slow cooker. Cook it low and slow for homemade glazed ham that's ideal for sandwiches, party buffets or simply sliced and served with chips

  • Prep:20 mins
    Cook:7 hrs 20 mins
  • Serves 8
  • Easy

Nutrition per serving

  • kcal 363
  • fat 14g
  • saturates 5g
  • carbs 31g
  • sugars 30g
  • fibre 1g
  • protein 27g
  • salt 3.6g

Ingredients

  • 1 onion, thickly sliced
  • 10 cloves, plus extra for studding
  • 1 medium gammon joint, approx 1.3kg
  • 1½ litre bottle ginger beer
  • 1 tbsp English mustard
  • 3 tbsp ginger preserve

Tip

Our slow cooker

We cooked this recipe in a 3.5 litre slow cooker. Check manufacturer instructions on your slow cooker to ensure the correct setting and cooking time is used.

Method

  1. Put the onion and 10 cloves in the base of the slow cooker then nestle in the gammon joint. Pour over the ginger beer then cover and cook on LOW for 7 hours until the gammon is tender, but still holding its shape. You can cool then chill the gammon at this stage if you prefer.

  2. Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/ gas 6. Carefully remove the skin from the gammon leaving a layer of fat behind. Score the fat in a diamond pattern with a sharp knife, making sure you don't cut into the meat, then stud the centre of each diamond with cloves.

  3. Mix the mustard and ginger preserve in a bowl, spoon or brush over the gammon then bake for 20 mins until golden and sticky. If roasting from cold you will need to add another 20 mins to the cooking time.

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