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an edited lifestyle recipe slow cooker Christmas orange gammon

Slow Cooker Christmas Orange Gammon

Prep Time:30 minutes
Cook Time:3 hours 50 minutes
Total Time:4 hours 20 minutes
Course: Christmas, Main Course
Cuisine: Christmas

Ingredients

  • 2 kg gammon joint
  • 1.5 l cranberry juice
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 1 carrot, chopped
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 tbsp mixed spice
  • 20 cloves, whole
  • 1 orange
  • 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
  • 3 tbsp muscovado sugar
  • 1 tsp cider vinegar
  • 3 tbsp orange marmalade

Instructions

  • Add the gammon, cranberry juice, onion, carrot, bay leaves and mixed spice to a slow cooker. Cook on low for 7 hours or 3.5 hours on high. Ensure the gammon is sat on top of some vegetables, fat side up and the cranberry juice covers the gammon.
  • Towards the end of your slow cooker time, heat your oven to 190C. Whilst heating, mix together the mustard, sugar, marmalade and cider vinegar. Gently heat the mixture on a low heat to loosen it up.
  • Once cooked, remove the gammon from the slow cooker and take the fat off. It should easily pull off without a knife. Score a diamond pattern into the remaining fat and press a clove into each cross-section. Place back on top of the gammon.
  • Cover the gammon in half of the glaze. Slice the orange and add them on top. Use cloves to hold them in place if needed.
  • Bake in the oven for 10 minutes, then add the remaining glaze. Bake for a further 10 minutes. Serve with the trimmings and enjoy!