Name: Limerick Ham Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 65 min
Ingredients: 1 Ham (cooked); 4 tablespoons Juniper Berries; 1 1/2 cup Grainy Mustard; 1 cup Gin; 1 cup Brown Sugar

Limerick Ham Recipe

The juniper-berries make a change from the standard-issue cloves. And what's not to like about a gin-soaked main course?

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Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Time 45 mins

Total Time 1 hr 5 mins

Cooking Temperature 200 C / 400 F / Gas Mark 6

Course Main Course, Pork

Ingredients

1 Ham cooked
4 tablespoons Juniper Berries
1 ½ cup Grainy Mustard
1 cup Gin
1 cup Brown Sugar

Instructions

If the juniper berries are dried (as they are likely to be), soak them in advance to rehydrate them.
Start oven heating to 200 C / 400 F / Gas Mark 6.
Score the ham deeply by making ½ inch (1 cm) slashes in it.
Press the juniper berries into the cuts.
Mix all remaining ingredients, and brush over the ham. Cover with foil, and bake, basting occasionally with the sauce.
Bake until skin is crispy and the ham reaches an internal temperature of 71 C (160 F), about 45 minutes.

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