You just need to place the gammon in the slow cooker, and then pour some water around it – around 250ml is enough, which should be about 2 to 3 inches deep. Cook it on low for 6 to 8 hours, or high for 4 to 5 hours. You can vary the amount of apple juice depending on the size of your slow cooker. If your slow cooker has the space it is well worth buying a large gammon joint so that you have some for leftovers! Slow cooker gammon is a quick to prepare a meal with tasty results. Place the ham in the bottom of the slow cooker and cover with freshly boiled water so it's just covered. I also feel like it’s too good to save JUST for winter or Christmas. Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays. But, if you don’t add any water to the slow cooker, the gammon won’t burn. It’s sweet and tangy from being cooked in apple juice and cider. Put the potatoes in the slow cooker along with the chopped onion, sliced carrots and celery, chicken stock, … Remove the string and layer of fat/skin (if your gammon has them). You know I will never cook such a thing but it looks beautiful xxx, Oooppss, sorry Sarah I thought I had commented! This looks absolutely delicious! Just finishing this ham off in the oven as I type – it tastes divine! This year, I just decided to play around with it a little and see it I could simplify it for busy lives. Again, in terms of taste it’s personal preference. 1 can of low sodium chicken broth. Your email address will not be published. We always have a ham for Christmas Day, that we cook on Christmas Eve and have on baps that night. 1/2 cup water. YUM! Looks amazing! I always make a ham too but haven’t yet found the right recipe to do each year…so this year I will give this one a go!! Simply place the whole gammon joint in a large enough saucepan and bring it to the boil. Slow Cooker Ham and Bean Soup Culinary Hill salt, ham bone, carrots, cumin, garlic powder, paprika, dried thyme and 9 more Slow Cooker Ham and Potato Soup Cupcake Diaries ham, salt, chicken, milk, pepper, potatoes, carrot, onion, hot water and 1 more Gammon joints come with plastic wrapped around them (but not the outer supermarket plastic!) Rather than discarding the liquid you can use it for stock. Add in your cider, and upto 1ltr of apple juice (the exact quantity depends on the size of your slow cooker, ideally the joint would be covered). Gammon tradition. […], […] Pingback: Spiced Cider Baked Ham & Festive Food Friday #4() […], […] accompany the Christmas turkey, most people bake a ham too. Score the fat. Just mix 5 tbsp of honey with about 250ml water – hot water would be better as it will help the honey dissolve. Use a similar quantity (400-500ml) and pour it over the gammon joint. The flavours were amazing. Instructions Place gammon joint in slow cooker Add chopped up onion (and any other vegetables), and peppercorns around the gammon Pour in water (or your chosen liquid) Place lid on slow cooker and set off for 4 hours on high, or 6-8 hours on low … If you are popping out Christmas shopping – there I said it (who else has started theirs?) Totally agree that a ham for leftovers at Christmas is non-negotiable. I could just reach through my computer for that ham. This should be left on during the cooking time, it helps to hold the joint together. This looks amazing and I am soooooo doing this at Christmas as our second meat. xx, This looks gorgeous, I have never cooked a ham before, I need to right this! x, […] I’ve entered this recipe for Christmas Mince Pies with Beetroot Pastry into a few linkies: Vanesther from Bangers and Mash’s The Spice Trail challenge for December using Allspice. The gammon does not end up coming out sweet as you would imagine – and it’s best to use normal full fat coke (although I know some people do use Diet Coke, especially to make it a Slimming World friendly recipe). We always have a ham at Christmas and this will be the one this year!! Steps to Make It Peel the potatoes and cut them into bite-size pieces. Hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do. When the cooking time is complete, take out of the slow cooker and discard the vegetables, liquid and spices. Okay, I’m storing this recipe and making it on Christmas Eve. The easiest ever Slow Cooker Ham recipe - A gammon joint cooked in apple juice and/or cider with spices for added flavour, smothered in honey, mustard and brown sugar for a delicious outer crunch. * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Beautiful photos as always. Thank you! So easy to do … might become a winter staple. If you are eating the ham cold you can refrigerate it for up-to 3 days before eating, but I dare you to not to keep picking at it! cook on low for 8-10 hours. I will make the effort to glaze it too – it does taste amazing! This slow cooker ham recipe uses 500ml of cider and 1ltr of apple juice. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Leave it in for at least 8 hours on low. I made this a couple of weeks ago as part of a roast dinner and it was beautiful. The best slow cooker ham I have ever done and so easy. Remove it before serving. I’m definitely going to try this recipe for Christmas! At the end of this time I'd be very surprised if it isn't done, but I check by inserting a meat thermometer into the... Smother it in marmalade.