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Glazed Ham (jambon de Bayonne glacé)

Erken's glazed ham (jambon de Bayonne glacé) from 1914: sugar-cured smoked ham is soaked half an hour, poached about 3 hours, partly cooled in the stock, and the rind is skinned off. For party use a piece is cut out, sliced and laid back into shape. Covered with a ½ cm layer of powdered sugar that is caramelized. Served cold or warm with chestnuts and peas.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 253 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

An elegant party presentation in which the ham is sliced in advance and laid back into its original shape, so guests can easily help themselves. The caramelizing was done with a glowing iron or salamander; today a blowtorch or grill element is used.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Cleaning

    Soak the sugar-cured, smoked ham for half an hour in lukewarm water and scrape it clean.

  2. 2

    Poaching

    Set the ham over the heat in plenty of cold water and let it poach gently for about 3 hours.

  3. 3

    Cooling in the stock

    Lift the pot off the heat, but leave the ham in the stock until it has cooled somewhat. Take up the ham and skin off the rind.

  4. 4

    Slicing for party use

    With a sharp knife, cut out a large square of the meat on the upper part of the ham, about 3 cm from the outer edge. Cut this piece crosswise into thin, evenly sized slices, put them back together and onto the ham so it regains its original shape.

  5. 5

    Caramelizing

    Sprinkle a ½ cm thick layer of powdered sugar over the ham and brown it to caramel with a blowtorch or under the oven's grill element.

  6. 6

    Serving

    The ham can be served both cold and warm, with chestnuts and peas.

Changes from the original

Quantities for powdered sugar, chestnuts and peas are estimated, as the original does not give them. The glowing iron/salamander has been replaced with a blowtorch or the oven's grill. The steps have been numbered and the language of the method modernized.

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From19141949Modernised
To19141949Modernised
Modernised → 1914 (proofread, p. 253)~76% of the text changedremovedadded
1 sukkersaltet skinke, 5 kg sukkersaltet, røkt skinke (5–6 kg). 150 g melis (til karamellisering). 500 g à 6 kg. sukker kastanjer (til garnityr). 500 g erter (til garnityr). Legg den Den sukkersaltede, røkte skinken en halv røkede skinke lægges ½ time i lunkent vann og skrap den ren.. Sett skinken vand, skrapes ren. Sættes over varmen ilden i rikelig kaldt vann og la den småtrekke koldt vand, smaatrækker ca. 3 timer.. Løft gryten av varmen, timer. Gryten løftes av, men la skinken ligge skal bli liggende i kraften kraften, til denne er noe avkjølt. Ta opp skinken noget avkjølet. Skinken tages op, og flå av svoren.. Skjær svoren flaaes av. Til selskapsbruk utskjæres med en skarp kniv ut en stor firkant av kjøttet på øvre paa den øverste del av skinken, skinken ca. 3 cm cm. fra ytterkanten. Skjær dette stykket på Dette stykke skjæres paa tvers i tynne, tynde passe store skiver, legg dem lægges sammen og tilbake på paa skinken slik at den får igjen, saa denne faar sin opprinnelige form.. Strø oprindelige form. Skinken bestrøes med et ½ cm cm. tykt lag med støtt melis over skinken og brun det melis; dette brunes til karamell karamel med gassbrenner et glødende jern eller under grillelementet i ovnen.. salamander. Skinken kan serveres både kald og varm, med kastanjer baade kold og erter. varm.

Note on Modernised

Mengder for melis, kastanjer og erter er anslått da originalen ikke oppgir dem. Glødende jern/salamander er erstattet med gassbrenner eller grill i ovnen. Trinnene er nummerert og språket modernisert i fremgangsmåten.

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Frequently asked questions

How long should the ham cook?
The ham is set over the heat in plenty of cold water and should poach gently (not boil hard) for about 3 hours. First soak it ½ hour in lukewarm water and scrape it clean before cooking. Total time with glazing comes to about 4½ hours.
Why should the ham stay in the stock after cooking?
The pot is lifted off the fire, but the ham stays in the stock until it has cooled somewhat. That way the meat stays juicy and is easier to skin and slice.
How is the ham glazed?
After the rind is skinned off, the ham is sprinkled with a ½ cm thick layer of powdered sugar, which is browned to caramel with a glowing iron (salamander).
What is served alongside, and how large a ham is needed?
The recipe uses one sugar-cured, smoked ham of 5–6 kg for about 12 servings, and specifies chestnuts and peas as accompaniments. From Henriette Schønberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" (1914), p. 253.

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