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Carving slices of slow cooker gammon on a chopping board with the slow cooker in the background
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Slow Cooker Gammon

This slow cooker gammon recipe is an easy way to cook this delicious cut of meat with minimal prep time.
The gammon joint can be served as part of a Sunday roast dinner, boiled bacon, cabbage and mash, or carved into thick slices of Christmas ham.
We use carrots to raise the gammon off the base these add flavour to the stock, if you are not planning on keeping the gammon juices, you can use a slow cooker trivet instead.
You can add flavour to the cooking liquid, leaving you with a delicious ham stock perfect for cooking soups, vegetables or rice.
Prep Time5 minutes
Active Time5 hours
Resting Time20 minutes
Total Time5 hours 25 minutes
Course: Christmas, Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Roast Dinner, Supper
Cuisine: British, Irish
Keyword: boiled bacon in the slow cooker, christmas ham, gammon in the slow cooker, ham in the slow cooker, slow cooker boiled bacon, slow cooker gammon, slow cooker ham
Yield: 6 People
Calories: 1590kcal
Author: Luke and Kay - Flawless Food

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1.3 kg Gammon Joint
  • 1 Large Carrot
  • 240 ml Boiling Water

Optional Stock Flavourings

  • 240 ml Vegetable Stock (low sodium) instead of water
  • 2 Bay Leaves

Instructions

  • Remove packaging, including plastic or paper casing if it has it.
    Removing the paper casing away from the gammon joint
  • Cut the carrot into thick even size chunks,
    1 Large Carrot, 2 Bay Leaves
    Cutting chunks of carrot with a knife on a chopping board
  • Lay these on the base of the slow cooker pot and add the bay leaves (if using).
    If you have one, you can use a slow cooker trivet instead of carrots.
    Chunks of carrot and two bay leafs in a slow cooker pot
  • Place the gammon joint on top of the carrots to prevent it from touching the base.
    1.3 kg Gammon Joint
    Placing the gammon joint onto carrot chunks by hand into a slow cooker pot
  • Pour the water into the pot, don't pour over the gammon.
    You can use vegetable stock instead if you plan to use the leftover cooking juices to create ham stock.
    240 ml Boiling Water
    Pouring water into a slow cooker pot around a gammon joint
  • Cook on the low setting for 5 hours
    Placing a lid onto the slow cooker with a gammon joint inside
  • Remove gammon, cover with foil and allow to rest for 20 minutes before slicing.
    A cooker slow cooker gammon joint in a slow cooker pot
  • Remove excess fat with a sharp knife.
    Cutting the fat away from a gammon joint with a knife on a wooden chopping board
  • Cut into desired-size slices and serve, warm or cold!
    Slicing the ham joint into slices with a knife on a dark brown chopping board

Optional Ham Stock- You can use the leftover gammon cooking juices as a ham stock to add to rice, vegetables or soups.

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    Nutrition

    Calories: 1590kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 284g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 806mg | Sodium: 1050mg | Potassium: 4897mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 12119IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 187mg | Iron: 9mg