Ham With Ginger Crust Recipes

SPICED GINGER-GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Put the gammon in a large pan and cover with 2 litres of ginger ale. Top up with water to cover the joint, if you need to. Add the whole allspice berries and bring to a boil. Turn the heat down to low, and simmer gently, covered, for 2½ hrs. Top up with water, if you need to, while it's simmering.
• Drain the ham and leave until it's cool enough to handle while you make the glaze. Put the remaining ginger ale in a pan with the sugar, grated ginger and crushed allspice. Simmer, uncovered, for 20-25 mins until syrupy.
• Heat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Remove the skin from the ham, leaving a layer of fat, then score the fat in a criss-cross pattern. Transfer the ham to a foil-lined roasting tin, and brush over half the glaze. Roast for 15 mins, then glaze with the remaining syrup. Increase the temperature to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and roast for a further 15-20 mins until you get a sticky golden crust. Leave to cool for 15 mins before carving. Drizzle over more glaze from the tin to serve, if you like. Can be made ahead and chilled for up to four days.

DOUBLE MUSTARD AND HERB CRUSTED HAM

Steps:

• Let the ham sit at room temperature 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Trim off any skin from the ham if needed. Score the ham through the fat in a diagonal crosshatch pattern without cutting into the meat. Place the ham, flat-side down, on a rack in a roasting pan. Pour 1/4 inch of water into the bottom of the pan. Roast the ham until it reaches an internal temperature of about 130 degrees F, about 2 1/2 hours or 15 minutes per pound.
• Meanwhile, mix the mustards and honey together in a small bowl. Mix together the breadcrumbs, parsley, thyme and olive oil together in another bowl.
• Remove the ham from the oven when it has reached 130 degrees F internally. Increase the oven temperature to 425 degrees F. Spoon or brush the mustard mixture all over the ham. Carefully pat the crumbs all over the ham. Add water as needed to the bottom of the pan. Return the ham to the oven and roast until the breadcrumbs are golden brown, about 25 minutes more.

HOLIDAY GINGER SNAP CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Mix crushed gingersnap cookies, brown sugar, and butter together in a bowl until well-combined. Press gingersnap mixture into the bottom of a springform pan. Arrange whole gingersnap cookies upright around the border of the springform pan, pressing into the base so that they stand firmly.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set, about 7 minutes. Cool completely.

WHOLE BONELESS HAM IN PASTRY CRUST

Steps:

• Place ham in a shallow roasting pan; add water. Cover with aluminum foil. Place in a cold oven and set temperature to 325°F; bake for 30 minutes.
• Remove ham from oven and drain. Cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, roll out pastry dough into a long rectangle 3/8-inch thick. Spread orange marmalade over ham. Place ham on one side of dough and fold over to enclose ham. Brush dough with egg. Return to pan.
• Increase oven temperature to 375°F and bake for 45 minutes. Let stand for 15 minutes before slicing.

HAM QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place pie crust on a cookie sheet.
• Beat eggs together in a mixing bowl. Add milk, Cheddar cheese, ham, butter, chives, and salt; mix well. Pour into the pie crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and bake until top is slightly browned, about 10 minutes.

EASY HAM AND CHEESE QUICHE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a saucepan over medium-high heat, cook butter and onion for 2-3 minutes or until onion is clear.
• Add minced garlic and sauté for 1 more minute; remove from heat.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, half and half, salt and pepper until well combined.
• Fold in 3/4 cup Swiss cheese, 3/4 cup cheddar cheese, ham and cooked onion.
• Pour mixture into thawed pie crust and place on a baking sheet.
• Top quiche with remaining cheese.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until set.
• Garnish with fresh parsley, if desired.

BAKED HAM WITH A CASHEW CRUST

Steps:

• Place oven shelf in lowest position of oven. Preheat oven to 160C (320F). Line a large roasting pan with baking paper.
• Gently run your thumbs between the rind and fat of the ham to remove the rind. Leave the shank covered with rind and cut off the remainder (a zig-zag pattern looks nice). Score the fat in a diamond pattern with sharp knife, with cuts no more than 5mm deep. Place ham into prepared roasting pan.
• Whisk marmalade, sugar, mustard and egg yolk in a bowl until smooth, and brush liberally over surface of ham.
• Add nuts to remaining marmalade mixture and stir to coat. Spoon nut mixture onto upper side of ham and press on firmly.
• Cook ham for 1 hour. To brown evenly, rotate ham every 15 minutes. Cover loosely with foil and let ham rest for 10 minutes before slicing.
• To carve ham so everyone gets some crust: near the shank, make a vertical cut down to the bone. Then make another cut, starting 1-2cm (.5-1 inch) away and angling back to the first cut and remove the resulting wedge of ham. Now make several thin parallel slices down to the bone, then cut along the bone underneath the slices to remove.