How To Cook Ham On The Bone For Christmas
Serve hot or at room temperature.
How to cook ham on the bone for christmas. Then run a small sharp knife under the rind around the bottom opposite end to hock and each side of the ham to about halfway up. Insert a clove at each of the points where the crosshatches intersect. Simmer very gently for about an hour.
Run the tip of the knife around the bone on the underside of the ham. Peel the rind back. Remove the tray from the oven stir the marmalade to loosen then brush it all over the meat and strip over the rosemary.
Whether the ham is bone in or boneless and whether the ham has already been fully cooked or if the packaging instructs to cook before eating regardless of the bone uncooked hams need to be cooked to 145 f for food safety. Two things must be determined before calculating the cook time for your ham. Return the ham to the oven for about 1 hour and baste frequently until beautifully golden and crisp.
Place ham on a wire rack in a roasting pan. Add boiling water until it reaches 2cm up side of pan. Ham skin side up.
The already cooked hams only need to be heated to 140 f for adequate food safety. Add the molasses spices and orange peel and bring slowly to a simmer skimming off any scum. How to cook the perfect ham.
Store unused ham in the fridge wrapped in a damp muslin bag or a clean teatowel soaked in water or lemonade. Place ham in a baking tray with a cooling rack. Preheat oven to 180c 160c fan forced.