Christmas Ham Recipe

Now you can make your own best-tasting Christmas Ham!


Categories Main Dish, Pork, Del Monte Pineapple
Preparation Time30 min.
Cooking Time1 hr. and 38 mins.
Serving Size 30
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Ingredients

    • 2 3/4 cup water
    • 1 cup salt
    • 1 1/4 cup sugar, white
    • 1 tsp prague powder/pink salt
    • 4 1/2 kg pork, pigue (whole), with fat, skin removed
    • 1 3/4 cup DEL MONTE 100% Pineapple Juice with Vitamins A, C & E (240ml)
    • 1 can DEL MONTE Pineapple Tidbits (822g)
    • 1 1/4 cup beer
    • 15 pcs cloves
    • 3 1/4 cup sugar, brown
    • 1 1/4 tsp peppercorn, black
    • 7 1/2 pcs bay leaf/laurel leaf
    • 1 cup mustard
    • 1/2 cup sugar, brown
    • 2 Tbsp cornstarch, dissolved in 2 Tbsp stock
    • 1 can DEL MONTE Sliced Pineapple (822g)

Cooking Tools Needed

    • Bowls
    • Casserole
    • Chopping Board
    • Measuring Cups
    • Measuring Spoon
    • Pot
    • Spatula

Preparation

1. For Curing: Boil water. Add salt, sugar, and prague powder/pink salt then mix until dissolved. Cool. Strain. Place pork in a bowl. Inject mixture into the meat then massage. Place in a covered plastic container including excess curing mixture. Refrigerate for 4 days, making sure to turn the ham at least 2 times a day.
2. Drain meat. Discard curing mixture. Inject meat with DEL MONTE Pineapple Juice.
3. Place pork in a pan together with all the ingredients for cooking. Bring to a boil and simmer over low heat for 40 minutes, turning once.
4. Preheat oven to 350°F. Drain meat, reserve stock. Coat meat with mustard, pat with brown sugar. Transfer to a roasting pan. Bake for 40 minutes.
5. Bring the stock to a boil. Add dissolved cornstarch and simmer until thick. Serve with ham.
6. To serve, top the ham with pineapple slices. Drizzle sauce on top to make it glossy.