Pressure-cooked gammon

Name: How to cook Pressure-cooked gammon - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Joint determines no. of portions
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

John A

Pressure-cooked gammon

Very simple, easy and quick yet so versatile: eat hot or cold, with whatever vegetables and condiments you fancy, chips (perhaps with an egg), to give body to a salad or in a sandwich.

Ingredient

Food ration :

Joint determines no. of portions

Cooking time :

Time depends on joint weight

gammon joint, typically 1-2 kg

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Put joint in pressure cooker. Cover with water and bring to boil: no lid on.

* Step 2

Drain off the water, to dispose of any excessive salt.

* Step 3

Add 1 litre of fresh water, put lid and pressure cap on and bring cooker up to pressure. Reduce heat and cook for 12 minutes per pound/26.5 minutes per kilo. Thus a 1.5kg joint should need 40 minutes.

* Step 4

Allow pressure cooker to cool, then remove lid and place gammon joint on a plate to rest.

* Step 5

Use the cooking liquid to make ham stock, boiling up for 20 minutes or so with a roughly chopped onion, carrot and perhaps a stick of celery (straining off and disposing of the solids afterwards) or just on its own. “Waste not, want not”.