Name: Glazed Gammon Joint Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 85 min
Yield: 6 People
Ingredients: 2 kg (4 ½ lb) unsmoked Gammon/Ham Joint; 500 ml (2 cup) Water; 2 Bay Leaves; cloves; Beer and Honey Glaze; 4 tbsp Honey; 4 tbsp English Mustard

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Glazed gammon joint recipe with roast potatoes and vegetables on a tartan table cloth

Another Christmas special of ours!! We are really trying to get all our Christmas posts published before its too late, keep an eye out as we still have more to come! Here is our Glazed Gammon Joint Recipe, perfectly cooked and fantastic all year round. Always makes an appearance at our Christmas table! A firm family favourite. Also great for boxing day when we like to pig out on cold meats and cheeses!
Follow our recipe at the end of the page for how to cook, we have also included step by steps below!

We have used a 2kg boneless Gammon joint here, they are available from all supermarkets. There is easily enough to serve 6 people with second helpings here!

bay leaf added to boneless gammon joint in a pressure cooker

water added to boneless gammon joint in a pressure cooker

You can add more herbs or even onion and veg to the boiling/pressure step. But we keep it simple with just water and bay leaves. We love the taste of the ham as it is & prefer to add the flavour on the glaze instead! You will see below in recipe card both instructions for how to Pressure cook Gammon and How to Pan cook Gammon!

Gammon in Pressure Cooker or Hob?

We like to pressure cook the Gamon Joint as it is super easy, quick and cooks perfectly every time! If you haven’t got a Pressure Cooker, I highly recommend the Pressure King Pro, we have had ours for almost a year now and use it every week! Speeds up dinner times and everything that comes out of it is so tasty, have yet to have recipe failure from it!
A 2kg Boneless Gammon takes 50 minutes on Meat setting, alternatively, you can cook in a pan on the hob for 1hr 30 min.

Gammon joint in a pressure cooker pot with a bay leaf on top

Glazed Gammon joint on a baking tray being scored into diamond shapes with a sharp knife

Once it is done the gammon fat will be super soft and ready for scouring in a diamond pattern, we then added cloves for extra flavour! In all honesty, we went a bit OTT with cloves here, but wanted it to look even and well covered for the photo! You can use half the amount we used!

Cloves being put into the diamond cuts on the gammon joint

Cloves being put into the diamond cuts to make our Glazed gammon joint recipe

Next, it is time to choose your glaze! We used our favourite Sticky Beer and Honey Glaze follow the link for ingredients. You can make this whilst the Gammon is cooking. Or just stick with a simple Honey & Mustard glaze, mix 4 tbsp Honey with 4tbsp Mustard and spread over the Gammon fat.

Beer and honey glaze being poured over the gammon joint with cloves on a baking tray

Beer and honey glaze being poured over the gammon joint with cloves on a baking tray to make our glazed gammon joint recipe

Cover the whole top layer of Gammon fat with your chosen glaze, place in the oven for at least 25 minutes to brown off the top fat glazed layer.

Here is the final outcome! You have got to agree that is a masterpiece to bring to the Christmas dinner table! Take a look at our Roast Potatoes recipe we shared last week. We will soon be sharing our Christmas vegetables recipe too!

Glazed gammon joint cooked with cloves on top

Glazed gammon joint with roast potatoes and vegetables on a tartan table cloth

Time to get a sharp carving knife and slice on down! What a fantastic sight, look how perfect that Gammon is!!

glazed gammon joint recipe being cut with a knife on a wooden chopping board sitting on a tartan table cloth

Gammon Serving Suggestions :

Roast Potatoes
Vegetables
Chips and Beans
Fried Egg and Peas
Cold meats platter
Pasta
Quiche

Rice
Sandwich
Mash & Cabbage
Cauliflower Cheese
Omelette
Salad
Yorkshire Puddings & Stuffing

We served our gammon up with our Roast Potatoes and veg on the first day, then the following day we had it with fried eggs, Chips and Beans.

How long to cook Ham/ Gammon joint per kg?

If you have a different size joint adjust time accordingly……
Pressure Cooker Method– Pressure cook for 25 min Per Kg / 11 min per lb
Allow 10-minute natural release on all joint size
Pan Method– Simmer for 45 min Per Kg / 20min per lb
Time in oven to brown glaze off is always about 25 minutes regardless of the size of joint.

So to summarise

How long to cook Gammon/Ham in Pressure Cooker?

The following joint sizes in pressure cooker take time indicated below, plus 10 min natural release and 25 min in oven to crisp off.
1kg – 25 min
2kg – 50 min
3kg – 1hr 15 min
4kg – 1hr 40 min
5kg – 2hr 5min

How long to cook Gammon/Ham Pan method on hob?

The following joint sizes on the hob, simmer for time indicated below, and 25 min in oven to crisp off.
1kg – 45 min
2kg – 1hr 30 min
3kg – 2hr 15 min
4kg – 3hr
5kg – 3hr 45min

Glazed Gammon Joint Recipe

Glazed Gammon Joint, perfectly cooked and fantastic all year round. Always makes an appearance at our Christmas table! A firm family favourite. You will find instructions for both hob and pressure cooker below.

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Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American, British

Keyword: Gammon, Gammon joint, Glazed Gammon Joint

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 25 mins

Pan Method: 1 hr 55 mins

Servings: 6 People

Equipment

pressure cooker or hob

Ingredients

2 kg (4 ½ lb) unsmoked Gammon/Ham Joint
500 ml (2 cup) Water
2 Bay Leaves
cloves

Glaze options

Beer and Honey Glaze

Glaze option 2

4 tbsp Honey
4 tbsp English Mustard

Instructions

Pressure cooker Method

Soak the gammon joint for at least 6 hours in cold water (we normally do it overnight)
Drain the water and place the gammon fat side facing up in the pressure cooker pot
Add the Bay leaves and pour 500 ml of water over top (it will not cover the gammon that is fine)
Close the lid, pressure valve turned to closed position.
Place pressure cooker on meat setting for 50 minutes, with 10 min natural release at the end
Preheat the oven at 200°C. Make your glaze whilst gammon is cooking. Follow directions to make Beer & Honey Glaze . Or make a simple Honey and Mustard glaze. Mix together 4 tbsp Honey & 4 Tbsp Mustard, ready to be brushed on top.
Once the Pressure cooker is finished, carefully remove the meat from Pressure cooker and place on your desired cooking tray
Score the fat layer of the gammon with a sharp knife into diamonds
Place cloves into the diamond cuts, now pour/spread your desired glaze over the gammon joint
Place in the oven and cook for 25-30 minutes until the gammon fat has browned slightly.
Remove from oven and cover with foil until ready to serve

Pan Method

Soak the gammon joint for at least 6 hours in cold water (we normally do it overnight).
Place the ham in a pot and cover with water, over a medium heat, bring to the boil and then place on a simmer for 1 hr 30 mins
Preheat the oven at 200°C. Make your glaze whilst gammon is cooking. Follow directions to make Beer & Honey Glaze . Or make a simple Honey and Mustard glaze. Mix together 4 tbsp Honey & 4 Tbsp Mustard, ready to be brushed on top.
Once cooked, remove from the pot carefully and place on your desired baking tray
Score the fat layer of the gammon with a sharp knife into diamonds
Place cloves into the diamond cuts, then pour your desired glaze over the gammon joint
Place in the oven and cook for 25-30 minutes until the gammon fat has browned slightly.
Remove from oven and cover with foil until ready to serve

Notes

Want to know times for differnt joint size? See below for how to work out cooking time?
If you have a different size joint adjust time accordingly……
Pressure Cooker Method– Pressure cook for 25 min Per Kg / 11 min per lb
Allow 10-minute natural release on all joint size
Pan Method– Simmer for 45 min Per Kg / 20min per lb
Time in oven to brown glaze off is always about 25 minutes regardless of the size of joint.

So to summarise

Pressure Cooker Gammon/Ham

The following joint sizes in pressure cooker take time indicated below, plus 10 min natural realease and 25 min in oven to crisp off.
1kg – 25 min
2kg – 50 min
3kg – 1hr 15 min
4kg – 1hr 40 min
5kg – 2hr 5min

Pan Cooked Gammon/ Ham