Pork ham with brandy glaze

Submitted by enr on 11 Dec 2007
Ingredients
3 kg ham with skin and bone
1 onion
5-6 cloves garlic
2 bay leaves
1 stalk celery
1 tbsp pungent mustard
1 piece of ginger root (2 -3 cm)
salt
# For glaze:
4 tbsp cognac
100 g sugar lumps
1 tbsp honey
Method
Washed ham is placed in a large pot and pour cold water to cover it completely. Add the onion, cut in halves, peeled garlic cloves, bay leaves, coarsely chopped celery and salt to taste. A round boil on low heat for about two hours and a half. Then removed, cooled and the skin was removed, leaving only a thin layer of fat. on it to make shallow cuts diamond, and a few places to pierce thin pieces of peeled and sliced ​​ginger root needles. A round is smeared with mustard and put in a tray. Sugar, honey and brandy is heated in a small pan until the sugar is melted. A round is coated with the mixture and bake in preheated oven until get delicious caramelized crust. Then removed, allowed to stand for ten minutes, cut into slices and serve with a garnish and sauce of your choice.
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11 Dec 2007
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senta
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Culinary surprises for Christmas