Sugar Cured Ham Food

SUGAR-BAKED HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a large roasting pan with foil; fit roasting rack inside. Place ham, flat side down, on a large piece of parchment or waxed paper. With a sharp paring knife, lightly score layer of fat on top of ham in a diamond pattern (do not cut into meat). Combine sugars.
• Evenly brush top of ham with mustard. Press sugars onto mustard to coat evenly.
• Place on roasting rack, coated side up. Roast until warm throughout, about 1 hour. Raise heat to 450 degrees; roast until crust is crunchy, about 15 minutes more.

SUGAR CURE FOR PORK, BACON, HAM

Steps:

• Double this mix as much as you have meat.
• Weigh down meat so that it remains covered.
• Be sure to boil plent of water day before so it is good and cold.
• Put your meat in wood barrels or vinegar stone crocks.
• Leave small boned meat chunks submerged for 2 days.
• Bacon submerged for 4 days.
• Cut hams and shoulders 14 days.
• Whole hams 21 days.
• Storage area must be extremely cold, but not freezing to prevent fermentation.
• After submersion, run thick thread through corner of meats and hang in smokehouse.

SUGAR CURE FOR PORK, BACON, HAM

Steps:

• Double this mix as much as you have meat.
• Weigh down meat so that it remains covered.
• Be sure to boil plent of water day before so it is good and cold.
• Put your meat in wood barrels or vinegar stone crocks.
• Leave small boned meat chunks submerged for 2 days.
• Bacon submerged for 4 days.
• Cut hams and shoulders 14 days.
• Whole hams 21 days.
• Storage area must be extremely cold, but not freezing to prevent fermentation.
• After submersion, run thick thread through corner of meats and hang in smokehouse.

SUGAR BAKED HAM

Steps:

• Put a roasting rack inside a roasting pan that has been lined with foil.
• Place the ham, flat side down, on waxed paper.
• Making sure not to cut into the meat, lightly score the layer of fat on top of the ham in a diamond pattern,.
• Combine the granulated and brown sugars; set aside.
• Brush the top of the ham with mustard; coat evenly.
• Press the sugars onto the mustard making sure to coat the ham evenly.
• Place the coated side of the ham up on the roasting rack.
• Roast at 350 degrees for about 1 hour, or until heated through evenly.
• Increase the temperature to 450 degrees and roast the ham until the crust is crunchy (should take about 15 minutes).