Your 12 days of Christmas
BBC Good Food UK|December 2020
Try shaking up traditions this year – we’ve revamped 12 classic recipes from the perfect ham to mince pies, to see you through the season
Your 12 days of Christmas

1 ULTIMATE HAM

Spiced pomegranate & orange glazed ham

A glazed ham is delicious served warm in thin slices alongside the Christmas turkey. This one has a sticky sweet-and-sour glaze, made with sharp pomegranate molasses and brown sugar. Cassie Best

SERVES 12-15 PREP 10 mins plus cooling and resting COOK 3 hrs EASY

  • 1.5-2kg unsmoked boneless tied gammon joint

  • 2 bay leaves, plus extra to serve (optional)

  • 3-star anise

  • 4 whole cloves, plus extra for studding the ham

  • 8 allspice berries

  • 10 whole peppercorns

  • 1-litre pomegranate juice

  • 2 small oranges, 1 halved,

  • 1 sliced, plus 1 tsp juice

  • 1 tbsp pomegranate molasses

  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard

  • 2 tbsp brown sugar

  • 1 tbsp honey

  • 80g pomegranate seeds, to serve (optional)

1 Put the gammon in a large pan with the bay leaves, star anise, cloves, 6 allspice berries and 8 peppercorns. Pour over the pomegranate juice to cover the gammon (you may need to top up with water). Add one of the orange halves, then bring to a simmer and partially cover with a lid. Cook for 2 hrs 30 mins, topping up with water as needed to keep the gammon covered. Leave to cool in the liquid for 20 mins, then lift out and place on a baking tray lined with baking parchment.

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