Roast Gammon with Apricot Glaze and Orange

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A traditional roast gammon perfectly paired with a flavoursome apricot and orange glaze. Dish up your tastiest Sunday roast dinner here.

Prep time: 15 mins

Cook time: 1 hrs and 15 mins

Serves: 6

Cooking Skill: Not Too Tricky

Ingredients

1x 1.35kg lean gammon joint
8 tablespoons fresh orange juice
4 tablespoons apricot jam
Pinch ground ginger
2 whole medium oranges, sliced

Method

Step 1

Place the gammon joint in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to the boil reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes.

Step 2

Heat the orange juice, apricot jam, ground ginger and sliced oranges in a pan for 5 minutes.

Step 3

Remove the joint from the pan, drain, remove the rind and any excess fat. Place in a roasting tin lined with foil and brush with some of the glaze. Preheat the oven to 190°C, Fan 170°C, Gas Mark 5.

Step 4

Cover and roast the gammon in for 30 minutes. Remove the joint from the oven and re-glaze. Arrange the orange slices over the joint, loosely cover the sides of the joint with foil, leaving the orange slices exposed and continue to cook in the oven for a further 10-15 minutes, or until the oranges lightly caramelise.

Step 5

Cut the gammon into thick slices and serve with seasonal vegetables and the glaze.

Method

Step 1

Place the gammon joint in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to the boil reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes.

Step 2

Heat the orange juice, apricot jam, ground ginger and sliced oranges in a pan for 5 minutes.

Step 3

Remove the joint from the pan, drain, remove the rind and any excess fat. Place in a roasting tin lined with foil and brush with some of the glaze. Preheat the oven to 190°C, Fan 170°C, Gas Mark 5.

Step 4

Cover and roast the gammon in for 30 minutes. Remove the joint from the oven and re-glaze. Arrange the orange slices over the joint, loosely cover the sides of the joint with foil, leaving the orange slices exposed and continue to cook in the oven for a further 10-15 minutes, or until the oranges lightly caramelise.

Step 5

Cut the gammon into thick slices and serve with seasonal vegetables and the glaze.

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