1.3kg gammon joint – soaked overnight to remove the extra salt
250ml water or chicken stock
2 tsp demerara sugar, plus ½ tsp extra for sprinkling
1–1½ tbsp whole cloves
Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C (Fan 160°/Gas Mark 4).
Mix the base and main sauces together and take ¼ out and mix with 2 tsp of demerara sugar. Mix well and keep aside. With the remaining sauce, mix with the water or stock.
In a roasting tin, place the gammon joint and pour the sauce/stock mixture over and cover with foil and place into the oven and cook for 1¼ hours.
Remove from the oven and leave to sit for 10 minutes. Increase the oven heat to 2000C (Fan 1800/Gas Mark 6).
Using a small knife gently remove the skin of the gammon, and score the fat of the gammon into diamond shapes and glaze with the ¼ sauce mixture.
Stud with the whole cloves in between the diamond edges, sprinkling with the extra ½ tsp sugar all over the glaze.
Place into the hot oven and cook for a further 30-35 minutes until the top is nicely glazed.
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