Bonfire Gammon Stew

4.97 from 26 votes

Gammon Joint slowly cooked with beans, vegetables, onions, garlic, tomato puree, mustard, herbs & spices. Your choice of cooking method; Pressure Cooker, Slow Cooker or Oven.

This Bonfire Gammon Stew recipe gives you perfectly cooked gammon meat and is so easy, chuck it all in and enjoy the delicious scent it produces! Great served up in a Giant Yorkshire Pudding!

Prep Time20

Active Time1 30

Total Time1 50

Course: Main Course, Sharing

Cuisine: British

Keyword: Gammon, gammon casserole, gammon dish, Gammon joint, gammon pressure cooker recipe, gammon stew, pkp, Pressure King Pro, Stew

Yield: People

Calories: 468kcal

Author: Luke and Kay - Flawless Food

Equipment

Ingredients

1.5 kg Gammon Joint smoked or unsmoked
2 tin Baked Beans
1 tin Butter Bean (drained) Optional
330 grams Cherry Tomatoes or 390 g tinned tomatoes
2 red onions
3 Carrots diced
8 Mushrooms chopped
2 teaspoon Gia Garlic Puree or 4 cloves of crushed garlic
1 tablespoon Gia Sundried Tomato Puree or 2 tablespoon of tomato puree
2 teaspoon Gia Chilli Puree or 1-2 medium chillies finely sliced
1 teaspoon Gia Anchovy Puree or 1 crushed Anchovy
1 tablespoon Dijon Mustard
1 Bay leaf
1 teaspoon Cumin

To thicken stew if desired?

Cornflour 1-2 tsp
Warm water 1-2 tsp

Instructions

Preferably, soak the gammon in water overnight, kept in the fridge. Drain water before use.
Or just rinse with cold water before starting. This step is to remove excess saltiness.

Pressure cooker Method

Place all the ingredients in the pressure cooker, give it all a good stir.
Place the gammon on top. It may look like there is not enough liquid at this point.
Extra liquid will be created during the cooking process. So, do not be tempted to add any liquid.
Lock the lid on the pressure cooker with the valve closed. Cook on Meat mode for 1 hr. Let the pressure release naturally. (about 10 mins)
Open the lid, to check if the meat is ready, you will notice there is a lot of liquid now.
Once the gammon is shredded the stew will thicken up.
Pull the gammon out and shred with 2 forks, If the meat is not breaking away easily, put back on meat mode for another 30 mins.
Stir shredded gammon back into the pot, and keep warm until ready to serve

Slow Cooker Method

Place all the ingredients in the slow cooker, give it all a good stir.
Place the gammon on top. It may look like there is not enough liquid at this point.
The extra liquid will be created during the cooking process. So, do not be tempted to add any liquid.
Set the slow cooker on a high setting, place the lid on the slow cooker and cook for 6-7 hrs
Open the lid, to check if the meat is ready.
Pull the gammon out and shred with 2 forks.
Once the gammon is shredded the stew will thicken up.
Stir shredded gammon back into the pot, and keep warm until ready to serve

Oven Method

Place all the ingredients in the casserole dish, give it all a good stir.
Place the gammon on top. It may look like there is not enough liquid at this point.
The extra liquid will be created during the cooking process. So, do not be tempted to add any liquid.
Cook in the oven for 3 hrs at 180°c, checking every hour give a stir if necessary
Open the lid, to check if the meat is ready, you will notice there is a lot of liquid, once the gammon is shredded the stew will thicken up.
Pull the gammon out and shred with 2 forks, If the meat is not breaking away, put back in the oven for another 30 mins.
Stir shredded gammon back into the pot, and keep warm until ready to serve

All methods. How to thicken stew?

If you want to thicken stew more you can mix 1 teaspoon of warm water and 1 teaspoon of cornflour together. Stir through the hot stew at the end for about 2 minutes.

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