How To Make Ham

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How To Make Ham

Ingredients

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Instructions

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Step 1

Ham is traditionally made from the hing leg or the shoulder of pork. For beginners, we recommend you try making a ‘picnic’ ham from the shoulder first. The meat tastes pretty similar and the process is a bit quicker and easier first time around.

Step 2

How much brine you make depends on how big your piece of meat is. A general rule is you need to make enough brine to fully submerge your ham in it’s container + about 25% extra for pumping.

Step 3

When making ham, it’s very important you inject your meat with your brine as this ensures your meat will cure thoroughly. This is especially important when using a cut with bones in. Inject as deep as possible ensuring cure is throughout the meat.

Step 4

Once you’ve injected your meat thoroughly, place it in the remaining brine in your container of choice and place in the fridge. Ensure the meat is fully submerged. Curing generally takes 5-7 days.

Step 5

After the curing process, remove your meat and thoroughly rinse it under a cold running tap, ensuring to remove any and all excess salt and spices. After this, soak your meat in room temperature water for 2 hours to further remove excess saltiness and cure.

Step 6

Place the meat on a plate uncovered inside your refrigerator for 24 hours. During this time two things happen. the remaining cure and salt should ‘equalize’ throughout the meat, resulting in a less salty and more ‘even’ tasting final product. your meat will form a ‘pellicle’. This is a tacky sheen that will appear on the surface of your meat. The pellicle will help your meat more readily absorb a smokey flavour when it comes time to smoking.

Step 7

Yep, that’s right. It’s here at this step where you’ll no longer have a hunk of meat, but rather, a delicious ham. Set your oven or smoker to 110c. Cook your ham until it reaches an internal temperature of 65c.

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