Ham, to Boil
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Soak the ham in water for 12 hours, or longer if it is old and highly salted.
Place the soaked ham in a pot and cover with fresh water.
Cook
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until fully cooked.
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 protein; soaking draws out excess salt so the meat tastes milder.
The step that matters
Soaking the ham. Cured ham is heavily salted. Soaking in water for many hours draws salt out of the meat, and skipping or shortening it leaves the finished ham too salty.
“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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