ROASTED GAMMON WITH LOW CARB STICKY ORANGE GLAZE
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Tasty, easy and inexpensive. A keto-friendly Christmas treat for the whole family.
Author: Antya
Recipe type: Main Courses
Cuisine: Ketogenic. Low Carb. LCHF. Grain Free. Gluten Free. Sugar Free.
Yield: 5 portions
Ingredients
- 1 kg unsmoked gammon joint (boneless)
- 1 chopped celery stalk
- 5 cloves
- 10 juniper berries
- 1 chopped carrot
- 1 whole shallot
- 6 black peppercorns
- 2 fresh bay leaves
- 1 TBSP coarse Himalayan pink salt (U.S.option HERE)
- 1 + ½ small oranges
For the Glaze:
- 45g (3 TBSP) erythritol (U.S. option HERE)
- 20g food-grade glycerine (U.S. option HERE) or sticky sweetener (U.S. option HERE)
- 15g (1 TBSP) Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp (heaped) mixed/all spice
- 1 tsp blackstrap molasses (U.S. option HERE)
- ½ small orange (10ml juice + zest)
For the Decoration (optional):
- a few star anise or cloves
- 1 additional orange (sliced)
Instructions
- mix all ingredients to make a sticky paste; set aside.
- put the gammon in a suitably sized, deep saucepan, add all other ingredients - including quartered oranges - and cover with water.
- bring to the boil, then turn heat down and simmer, lid on, for 35 minutes; skim and discard any white froth that may rise to the top.
- take gammon out of the pan and let it cool for 10 minutes.
- pre-heat oven to 180°C fan (200°C static).
- remove the rind and score the fat layer with a sharp knife in criss-cross fashion; then place the joint, fat-side up, in a roasting tin (THIS is the perfect size) lined with foil, allowing for 2 generous overhangs.
- brush the fat layer with ½ the glaze mixture.
- (optional) place thin orange slices over the centre - overlapped and pinned down with a toothpick - then top with star anise.
- close the foil loosely around the joint, creating a dome for the steam, and place in the middle of the oven.
- after 30 minutes, increase oven temperature to 200°C fan (220°C static) and take the pan out.
- uncover the gammon, remove orange slices and star anise and set aside for decoration later, brush remainder of the glaze all over, and roast, uncovered, for another 10-15 mins until dark and sticky.
- remove from oven and leave to rest for 5-10 minutes before carving (decorate with the orange slices and star anise you set aside earlier).
Notes
Gammon cooking times are 20 mins per 450g + 20 minutes. To calculate the right cooking time, tap in a calculator: 20 / 450 x weight of your joint in grams + 20 minutes, then divide by two if using the boil+roast method.
Use untreated/unwaxed oranges.
I don't use allulose for the glaze because it tends to burn too quickly.
The only way to ensure accurate measurement of ingredients is with Metric Kitchen Scales. Click HERE for the ones I use, or HERE for U.S. alternative.
Use untreated/unwaxed oranges.
I don't use allulose for the glaze because it tends to burn too quickly.
The only way to ensure accurate measurement of ingredients is with Metric Kitchen Scales. Click HERE for the ones I use, or HERE for U.S. alternative.
Nutrition
Serving: ⅕th Calories: 355 Fat: 21g Net Carbs: 2g Protein: 34g
Recipe by at https://staging.queenketo.com/roasted-gammon-with-low-carb-sticky-orange-glaze/