A Swedish Christmas ham is a traditional dish that has been used for centuries in Sweden at Christmas. It is made with pork, cooked until tender. The result is a delicious ham that melts in your mouth.
Ingredients
Method
- Put the ham in water for 2 hours to remove the salt
- Make an incision through half the onion and place thyme and bay leaves in the incision.
- Press cloves and allspices into the onion.
- Insert the thermometer into the ham, make sure it hits the core, and place the ham in a large pot covered with cold water and the onion.
- Bring to a boil and skim off the foam.
- The ham is ready when it holds an internal temperature of 75°
- Lift out the ham, and pull off the rind if you don't want the fat.
- Set the oven to 225°
- Place the ham in an ovenproof dish with the fat side up.
- Mix mustard and egg yolks.
- Spread the mixture over the ham.
- Put the ham in the middle of the oven for 10-15 minutes, and cook it until it has a nice colour.