Graham Kerr

115 Apple Gammon: Ham

Preparation info

  • Difficulty

    Easy

  • Recipe to Produce

    4

    Portions

Appears in

The Graham Kerr Cookbook: By the Galloping Gourmet

The Graham Kerr Cookbook

By Graham Kerr

Published 1966

  • About

Recipe to produce 4 portions U.S.A. Imperial Metric
Ham steaks 4 7-oz. 4 7-oz. 4 200-grams
Black peppercorns To season To season To season
Clarified butter To brush To brush To brush
Sliced apples 2 2 2
Soft brown sugar 6 tbsp. 2 oz. 60 grams
Lemon parsley butter 4 tbsp. 4 tbsp. 60 grams

Method

Method of Preparation

  1. Soak ½-inch-thick gammon steaks for 12 hours in cold water. Rinse. Snip rind every inch. Dry. Season with ground black peppercorns (no salt).
  2. Slice apple (½ apple per steak).
  3. Measure sugar.
  4. Heat broiler to medium.

Method of Cookery

  1. Brush steaks with clarified butter.
  2. Place under medium broiler and cook 5 minutes, turn and broil 3 minutes.
  3. Remove from heat, cover with sliced apples, and dust with brown sugar.
  4. Replace under hot broiler for 2-3 minutes to glaze.
  5. Serve topped with a large pat of lemon parsley butter.

Serving

Glazed whole carrots and perfectly cooked asparagus tips go well as vegetables. Green Pepper Potatoes also help to set the meal going. Very cold cider then makes it all worthwhile.

For Pork and Mushroom Teko Teko.

© 1966 Graham Kerr. All rights reserved.