9/12/2023 0 Comments Smithfield brown sugar ham![]() ![]() A savory complement to a poultry or seafood entrée. The key is to keep the slices thin! Be sure to keep the bone and remaining meat for seasoning.īest served as the focus of a buffet, carving station, or pre-sliced for ease of serving. Eventually the bone formation will cause you to cut smaller slices at different angles. Decrease slant as the slices become larger, while keeping the slices thin. Continue slicing thinly down to and partially around the bone. For each succeeding cut, slant the knife slightly and cut thinly towards the first straight cut (in the direction of the hock). With ham on a flat surface, dressed side up, begin about two inches from the hock (or small end) and make the first cut straight down through to the bone. Or to add your personal glaze choice, please follow the recipe or manufacturer's instructions for glaze preparation. If a sweet coating is desired, sprinkle the fat side with brown sugar and bread crumbs and bake in a 400☏ oven until brown (approximately 15 minutes). Remove ham from water when correct internal temperature is reached and let cool to room temperature for one hour. Cook to 163☏ degrees internal temperature (or about 25 minutes per pound), adding water to keep ham covered. Bring water to 190☏ (not quite simmering). Water Cooking – Place ham skin-side down in a roasting pan large enough to cover ham and fill with cool water. Remove ham from oven when correct internal temperature is reached and let cool to room temperature for one hour. Using a meat thermometer, check for a 163☏ internal temperature in the thickest part of the ham. Preheat oven to 300☏ and bake approximately 3 hours or 20 minutes per pound. Add 4 to 5 cups of water within the foil and carefully join the edges of the aluminum foil making sure the edges are closed. Place in a large roasting pan for support. ![]() Oven Cooking - Wrap in heavy duty aluminum foil, forming a vessel with the bottom layer. Mold is a common and natural occurrence on aged hams (just like fine aged cheeses), denotes proper curing, and does not affect the taste or quality. Use a stiff brush to scrub ham thoroughly and remove all pepper and surface mold, if present. After soaking, wash ham thoroughly in warm water. Changing the water every several hours during soaking will aid in drawing salt from the ham. Country Hams have a shorter curing period and are considered milder than Genuine Smithfield Hams, but will still be salty and dry by nature. ![]() The length of soaking time should be influenced by your taste for salt (longer soaking results in a milder ham). Preparation prior to cooking - Uncooked Country hams require soaking before cooking since these hams are salt cured. Surface mold is common on uncooked salt cured hams and can be scrubbed off prior to the cooking process. Your ham (in a traditional cloth sack) will ship frozen in a sturdy corrugated box. ![]()
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