How to Boil Ham
Ingredients
Directions
Soak the ham in warm water for 12 hours if it is dry.
Place the ham in a pot with cold water.
Simmer and boil the ham for 5 to 6 hours, depending on its size.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Ham
- Is the main component, and its size sets how long it needs to cook through.
The step that matters
Simmering the ham for 5 to 6 hours. Cooking long at a gentle simmer lets heat reach the centre slowly, so the meat becomes tender without toughening. A hard rolling boil can make the outer layers tough and dry, so the pot should stay at a steady simmer for the whole cook.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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