Home Made Ham

[sonjack2847]

Here is the ham I made.

With salad and mashed potatoes and homemade pickle.

The Ham was made by making a brine and soaking the meat for 8 days.

BRINE

2 tablespoons of salt 

1 Tablespoon of white sugar

1 Tablespoon of salt peter (acute powder)

Bring !liter of water to the boil and add salt sugar and salt peter heat until they are dissolved,leave to cool and in a plastic place the meat and pour over the brine put in the bottom of the ref for 4-21 days. I cooked mine in freshwater in a pressure cooker for 20 mins and let the pressure comedown on its own.If you boil conventionally I would say simmer for 1 1/2 hours. 

[RonHenk]

Here is the ham I made.home made ham 014.JPG

With salad and mashed potatoes and homemade pickle.

The Ham was made by making a brine and soaking the meat for 8 days.

BRINE

2 tablespoons of salt 

1 Tablespoon of white sugar

1 Tablespoon of salt peter (acute powder)

Bring !liter of water to the boil and add salt sugar and salt peter heat until they are dissolved,leave to cool and in a plastic place the meat and pour over the brine put in the bottom of the ref for 4-21 days. I cooked mine in freshwater in a pressure cooker for 20 mins and let the pressure comedown on its own.If you boil conventionally I would say simmer for 1 1/2 hours. 

 

Yummmmm. I very interested. How did it come out? What cut of pork did you use?

 

Ron

[RonHenk]

Also, where did you find the salt peter?

[sonjack2847]

I just got lean pork as I do live in the sticks the salt peter should be available in most supermarkets I got mine at the local prince warehouse

[sonjack2847]

Sorry ron I forgot to add that here it is called Praque powder and the ham is better than anything I have been able to buy anywhere in Cebu. It came out and tasted much like Wltshire ham from the UK.