Pro-Q Smokers & BBQs
Pro-Q Smokers & BBQs
Smoked Christmas Ham
OVERVIEW
METHOD
Hot Smoking
Prep Time
30 Mins
Cooking Time
4-5 Hours
Serves
8
Suggested Wood
Maple
Ability
Intermediate
INGREDIENTS
- 1 x 5-6KG Gammon
- 1 Large Carrot
- 2 Celery Sticks (Cut In Half)
- 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 400g Glacé Cherries
- 1 Tinned Pineapple (cut into cubes)
- 2 Tbsp Whole Cloves
- 4 Tbsp Maple Syrup
- 1 Pack Cocktail Sticks
This recipe was made for a boneless gammon joint, with the rind/skin taken off, if this isn't possible, wait until completing Step 6 before removing the skin, as boiling/steaming will make it easier to do
INGREDIENTS
- 1 x 5-6KG Gammon
- 1 Large Carrot
- 2 Celery Sticks (Cut In Half)
- 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 400g Glacé Cherries
- 1 Tinned Pineapple (cut into cubes)
- 2 Tbsp Whole Cloves
- 4 Tbsp Maple Syrup
- 1 Pack Cocktail Sticks
This recipe was made for a boneless gammon joint, with the rind/skin taken off, if this isn't possible, wait until completing Step 6 before removing the skin, as boiling/steaming will make it easier to do
METHOD
Step 1
Take your water pan and add a couple of tablespoons of olive oil to the bottom, before adding your carrots and celery sticks and tossing them to coat them in the oil.
Step 2
Sort the veg in the bottom to make a trivet, and pop your gammon on top (fat side up), this is to keep gammon off the bottom of the pan.
Step 3
Oil the fatty side of the gammon with olive oil, and add some black pepper.
Step 4
Fill the water pan with hot water, just enough to cover the trivet and touch the bottom of the gammon, then add your cloves to the water and seal the pan with kitchen foil, as tightly as possible.
Step 5
Place the water pan on the top stacker of the smoker, quite a way above the fire, and shut the lid for 3 hours to allow boiling water and steam to remove some salt from the gammon and start cooking.
Step 6
Take the water pan out and remove the foil, letting the gammon cool a bit before removing it and placing on a chopping board.
Step 7
Score the fatty top of the gammon diagonally, and then the same in the other direction to create diamonds.
Step 8
Take your cocktail sticks and push them through a cherry, then a pineapple chunk and trim one end to remove the excess wood, push one of these into each diamond on the gammon joint.
Step 9
Place the water pan back over the fire, top it up with hot water and place the gammon onto a grill above this, then glaze liberally with maple syrup.
Step 10
Add your wood chunks & cook for 1½ hours or until the internal temperature reaches 160°F / 71°C, before resting under a tinfoil tent for 10-15 minutes and serving.
