Slow Cooker Gammon
This slow cooker gammon recipe is an easy way to cook this delicious cut of meat with minimal prep time. The gammon joint can be served as part of a Sunday roast dinner, boiled bacon, cabbage and mash, or carved into thick slices of Christmas ham.We use carrots to raise the gammon off the base these add flavour to the stock, if you are not planning on keeping the gammon juices, you can use a slow cooker trivet instead.You can add flavour to the cooking liquid, leaving you with a delicious ham stock perfect for cooking soups, vegetables or rice.
Ingredients
- 1.3 kg Gammon Joint
- 1 Large Carrot
- 240 ml Boiling Water
- 240 ml Vegetable Stock (low sodium) (instead of water)
- 2 Bay Leaves
Instructions
- 1
Packaging: Remove packaging, including plastic or paper casing if it has it.
- 2
Base: Cut the carrot into thick even size chunks,
- 3
Lay these on the base of the slow cooker pot and add the bay leaves (if using). If you have one, you can use a slow cooker trivet instead of carrots.
- 4
Gammon: Place the gammon joint on top of the carrots to prevent it from touching the base.
- 5
Liquid: Pour the water into the pot, don't pour over the gammon.You can use vegetable stock instead if you plan to use the leftover cooking juices to create ham stock.
- 6
Cook on the low setting for 5 hours
- 7
Cover: Remove gammon, cover with foil and allow to rest for 20 minutes before slicing.
- 8
Remove excess fat with a sharp knife.
- 9
Slice: Cut into desired-size slices and serve, warm or cold!
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