Festive feast ginger beer ham with sticky orange glaze

Festive feast ginger beer ham with sticky orange glaze

Ingredients

3kg gammon

• 1 large onion, studded with 4 cloves
• Zest of 2 oranges
• 3 star anise
• 2.5 litres ginger beer, plus extra as needed
• Cloves

Glaze

• Juice of 1 orange
• 80ml ( cup) runny honey
• 125ml ( cup) ginger beer
• 30ml (2 tbsp) Dijon mustard
• To finish
• Zest of 1 orange, 1 lemon and 1 naartjie

Method

Place the gammon in a large pan on the stove. Add the clove-studded onion, orange zest and star anise. Pour over the ginger beer, bring to the boil and boil for 3 hours, topping up with ginger beer as needed. Allow to cool slightly, then remove the gammon, peel off the outer skin and score the flesh with a sharp knife. Stud with cloves.

For the glaze, combine all the ingredients in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Brush generously all over the gammon, place on a baking tray and roast at 160C for 30 minutes, basting frequently until golden brown and sticky. Serve garnished with the citrus zest.

Serves 8