Julskinka - Christmas Ham
- Christmas Ham The main dish served on Christmas Eve is the "julskinka", the traditional Christmas ham. Usually, a
Ingredients
- 3 - 5 kg of salt-cured fresh ham (do not use dried cured ham)
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp mustard
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 3 tbsp breadcrumbs
Instructions
- 1
Pre-heat the oven to 125 o C. Insert an oven thermometer in the thickest part of the ham.
- 2
Depending upon the method of salt curing it might be necessary to leave the ham overnight covered with water to desalt it.
- 3
Remove the rind carefully and as much of the fat as you like. (With less fat left it is healthier but drier!)
- 4
Heat the oven to 225 o C.
- 5
Mix egg, mustard and sugar.
- 6
Place the ham on a roasting-pan, cover it with the mixture and sift the breadcrumbs over if. They should stick to the egg-mustard mixture.
- 7
Bake the ham for 10 minutes in the oven. When ready, it should have a golden colour with a few deep brown but no black patches.