Mary Berry Christmas Glazed Ham Recipes

MARY BERRY'S ORANGE-GLAZED HAM WITH MANGO AND ORANGE SALSA

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 150°C/130°C fan/Gas 2. 2. Sit an enamel plate or a small trivet in the base of a deep ovenproof pan. The gammon should fit into the pan tightly on top of the trivet. Pour in the orange juice and add enough water to completely cover the gammon with liquid. Bring to the boil, skim the surface, then cover with a lid and transfer to the oven. Simmer gently for 20 minutes for every 500g (1lb 2oz). Remove from oven and leave to become cold in the cooking liquid. 3. For the orange glaze, put the sugar and 100ml (3½fl oz) of water into a saucepan. Stir gently over a low heat until the sugar has dissolved, then bring to the boil. Add the thin slices of orange to the syrup, then cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes until the orange slices are soft but still holding their shape. Lift out the orange slices, then continue to boil the syrup over a high heat until it has reduced by about half and thickened. Remove from the heat and leave to cool. It will thicken further. 4. Line a baking tray or roasting tin with foil and sit the ham on top. Remove the skin from the ham and using a sharp knife, score the fat. Brush the fat with a little of the syrup. Arrange the orange slices in a neat row over the top, then brush with more syrup. Preheat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan/Gas 7. 5. Cover the lean meat sides of the gammon with foil to protect the ham, but leave the orange-covered top open. Roast in the oven for about 30 minutes or until the top is glazed and lightly browned, or brown with a blowtorch. 6. To make the salsa, mix all the ingredients together in a bowl and season well. Carve the ham and serve with the salsa alongside. Prepare ahead: Can be cooked and glazed up to 3 days ahead and served cold.

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.

CHRISTMAS HAM WITH STICKY GINGER GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to fan 160C/ conventional 180C/gas 4. Weigh the ham and calculate the cooking time at 25 minutes per 500g. Scatter the onion, ginger, thyme and cloves over the base of a large, deep roasting tin. Put the soaked ham on top and add water to 3-5cm deep. Cover the whole ham and tin with two or three layers of foil (making a tent over the ham to allow the steam to circulate), sealing the foil around the edges of the tin. Bake for 1½ hours, then reduce the oven to fan 140C/conventional 160C/gas 3 for the remaining 2 hours 40 minutes of the cooking time. When the ham is cooked, remove it from the oven. Leave to rest for 30 minutes.
• Now make the glaze. Put the sugar and 100ml/3½⁄2fl oz water in a medium pan. Heat gently until the sugar melts, add the fresh ginger and simmer for 3-4 minutes. Add the kumquats and cook for a few more minutes, just until they soften. Scoop out and reserve the kumquats, discard the ginger and add the stem ginger strips. Bring to the boil, then turn down the heat and let the mixture bubble for 3-5 minutes until thick and reduced by just under half. Remove from the heat and set aside.
• Line a clean roasting tin with foil and oil it. Unwrap the ham and put it in the foil-lined tin. Cut off the skin, leaving a layer of fat all over. Using a sharp knife, score the fat into a diamond criss-cross pattern. Turn up the oven to fan 200C/conventional 220C/gas 7.
• Rub ground ginger over ham, then brush over all but a couple of spoonfuls of the glaze, distributing stem ginger strips. Scatter over kumquat slices, studding cloves through some to secure. Drizzle over remaining glaze. Roast for another 20 minutes or until golden and sticky and kumquats start to colour. Serve garnished with halved kumquats and sprigs of bay leaves. If serving hot, allow to rest for 15-20 minutes before carving.