Pork ham - what to cook?

We present to you three different recipes for preparing meat delicacies from pork ham.

Pork ham boiled and smoked at home

If you or your friends have a smokehouse, then the question of what to cook from a pig's ham should no longer be on the agenda in the kitchen.

Ingredients:

• ham of pork - 1 pc .;
• salt - 200 g;
• sugar - 20 g;
• pepper fragrant - 6 pcs .;
• cloves - 2 buds;
• Laurushka - 3 leaves;
• pepper peas - 5 pcs .;
• water - 2 liters.

Preparation

Boil water and pour all the ingredients, of course, except for the meat itself. Mix well, there should not be a residue of salt on the bottom, it can damage the meat. The composition and amount of spices are indicated medium statistically, you can add your favorite herbs or change the proportions of the above. Only the amount of salt and sugar should remain unchanged to a unit of water. While the pickle-marinade will cool down, begin to prepare the pork. The ham is well washed in warm water, if necessary, use a sponge for washing dishes. With a cold brine, pour the ham, so that the meat is completely covered, by the way, the dishes in which the ham will be salted must not be oxidized in any case. So, in brine, in the refrigerator, the ham should spend 7 days. Then wash it and hang it to dry, it will take 7-8 hours. When the meat is well dried it can be sent to hot smoking, which should last at least half an hour. Then put it in the sleeve for baking, let the air out well and tie it tight. In this form, cook at least half an hour per kilogram of weight. Then again hang on the draft to dry.

How to wilt a ham in the home?

Just want to tell you that to prepare this dish of pork ham, you need to have patience, patience and patience again.

Ingredients:

• ham of pork - 7 kg;
• salt - 8-12 kg;
• black pepper - 2 tsp;
• lard salted - 0,5 kg;
• coriander ground - 1 teaspoon.

Preparation

Pre-wash the ham from the stains after the osmalization, make it easier in warm water with a solid part of the dishwashing sponge. After that, dry and carefully, in a few turns, rub pepper and salt skin, and especially the open part of the meat. Then find a non-oxidizing basin and pour a layer of salt on the bottom. Lay the ham on your side and pour the salt completely, so that it covers the entire leg. The duration of this procedure directly depends on the weight of the ham, on average it is a day per kilogram. Tazik tighten the food film, and every 2 days (you can often) check the condition of the salt. Isolated liquid pour out, and add salt if it has ceased to cover the whole ham. After wash the already salted leg and post dry. Rub spices, paying special attention to open meat, then this open meat should be closed with slices of fat. And afterwards wrap the ham in five layers of gauze and tie it tightly with twine. Now it remains to hang the ham in a well-ventilated dark room with a temperature of no higher than 8-10 degrees and with a humidity of 60-70%, if the temperature grows about 1 degree per week over time, this is ideal, but not above 15. And now, as already said, be patient and wait for at least five months.

Pork ham baked in foil in the oven or in a multi-

Ingredients:

• part of pork ham - 1,5 kg;
• garlic - 4 teeth;
• basil;
• coriander ;
• oregano;
• pepper;
• paprika;
• vegetable oil - 20 g;
• salt.

Preparation

Immediately say that there are two options - it's to cook a ham in the skin, or without. If you like a well-roasted skin, then you need to take a scrupulous look at the choice of meat. The skin should be young, thin, white and without bristles. Do not be shy when shopping to pick up and look well. The meat is washed and well dried, then, if desired, peep the meat with garlic greased oil. Now carefully chop the ham with salt and pepper on a dry one. Mix the remaining salt and pepper with spices and butter, then completely cover the ham. Well wrap in two layers of foil, fixing it so that when baking the juice does not drain. After waiting for a couple of hours while the meat is gone, you can put it in the multivark for 1 hour in the "Bake" mode, without forgetting to turn it in the middle of cooking. Or send it to the oven at a temperature of 180 degrees for 1.5 hours, and 20 minutes before the finish, open the foil and add 20 degrees.