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ExpandOne 14-16 pound fresh ham Ask a question about this ingredient
one head roasted garlic, pulled apart and cloves mashed Ask a question about this ingredient
2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary Ask a question about this ingredient
2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme leaves Ask a question about this ingredient
olive oil Ask a question about this ingredient
salt and pepper Ask a question about this ingredient
4 cups chicken or vegetable stock, preferably homemade Ask a question about this ingredient
One hour before you begin, take the fresh ham out of the fridge and let it come to room temperature. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. If you feel up to it, score the skin into a one-inch diamond pattern.
Ask a question about this stepUsing a mortar and pestle, mush together the roasted garlic, rosemary, thyme, salt, pepper and olive oil and rub it into the meat.
Ask a question about this stepTake that sullen hunk of protein and place into a roasting pan, with the skin side down, and thrust into the oven. An hour later, turn it skin side up, and every half hour, rouse yourself off the couch and baste with the fat.
Ask a question about this stepAbout three hours later, the internal temperature should reach 160 degrees. Take it out of the oven, cover with aluminum foil, and let rest for 30 minutes. The temperature should eventually reach 170 degrees, which I am informed is the magic temperature for pork. (It supposedly is more tender at that temperature than 160 degrees, they say. Who am I to argue?).
Ask a question about this stepPour off the fat from the pan into a fat separator, and pour 4 tablespoons back into the pan. (Alternatively, pour off all but four tablespoons fat). Put the roasting pan on the stove, turn up the heat to medium and stir in three tablespoons of flour, four if you like your gravy thick. Cook for 1 minute. Add the stock, a little at a time, and scrape up all those wonderful browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Reduce until thickened. Strain into a saucepan and keep warm. If there's some nice juice in the fat separator, add that.
Ask a question about this stepSummon the Spouse to do the carving, nagging him to keep the slices really thin. Serve with the gravy, mashed potatoes, sweet-and-sour cabbage, and make everyone confess their New Year's resolutions. Don't forget to toast to another great year!
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Congrats again, wssmom! You're sure to inspire a lot of people to try roasting a fresh ham (including me!).
I love this recipe for so many reasons. I cook fresh ham a lot. I've run out of creative ways to make it.
I think this one may become one of my favorites. Garlic and pork? What can go wrong??????
Thanks so much blanka. n! You are so right - garlic and pork are awesome together!
I've never cooked a fresh ham, before, eaten plenty but never stood at the helm. I love the headnotes. Congratulations
All I can say Wssmom is you sound like someone who sure likes to (fresh) ham it up. Since I've always been a (fresh) ham, this sounds absolutely divine! And I'm sure it's so much more flavorful than a cured ham! Happy New New Year!
All I can say Wssmom is you sound like someone who sure likes to (fresh) ham it up. Since I've always been a (fresh) ham, this sounds absolutely divine! And I'm sure it's so much more flavorful than a cured ham! Happy New New Year!
All I can say Wssmom is you sound like someone who sure likes to (fresh) ham it up. Since I've always been a (fresh) ham, this sounds absolutely divine! And I'm sure it's so much more flavorful than a cured ham! Happy New New Year!
We always do roast pork for Pennsylvania Dutch good luck all year long. A ham works for me!
I've always wanted to try a fresh ham -- and now I will! What a fabulous recipe. Congrats!
Not too different from roast pork, but it makes an awesome presentation and a great gravy!
Yes! finally I can make fresh ham and not that ready sliced ham for the holidays... Sounds super easy and delicioso!
I can't wait until NewYears! I'm going to get my ham tomorrow to cook for Sunday dinner! I have Rosemary & Thyme growing in my garden and love the combination with poultry. Never thought about using a mortar (which I will also purchase tomorrow) to make a rub....
Congratulations, wssmom! Now that you mention it, growing up we always had ham on New Year's day and yours looks delicious.
With your impeccable logic, I now understand the purpose of New Year's Day dinner! This recipe is amazing.
Finally some real logic to New Year's Day dinners! Love this recipe, it looks great. And I will try it.
I have never made a fresh ham - looks like this is the year I start! Yum! I know for SURE I can do the nagging bit.
Do you have a rule of thumb for minutes per pound when roasting a ham like this? I plan to make one of these, but don't think I'll be getting one quite so large. What do you recommend? Love the recipe. Thank you for posting it! ;o) P.S. Great suggestion to serve with sweet and sour cabbage . . . one of my favorite fall/winter sides, and yes, perfect with this!!
Usually 15-20 minutes a pound, but check the meat thermometer for a real gauge of when it's done! (Sweet and sour cabbage is the best!)
Posted a comment and it went in to the ether. Anyhow, thank you for this. I have always been scared of cooking a whole ham.
Thank you for this. I have always found the idea of a whole ham to be a daunting task. I will feel less trepidatious with your recipe.
The fresh ham, rather than the cured ham, makes for fabulous gravy! Go for it!
Congratulations - this sounds divine. What a perfect way to start the New Year!
Congratulations, wssmom! You head notes are hilarious, and your recipe sounds delicious! I love a good ham!
Wow! I'm not really a ham person, but I can definitely see this making a convert of me. Yum. Congratulations!
I am thrilled for you, wssmom! Love, love, love this recipe! Fresh hams are just about the most underrated roasts, ever. So happy this is a finalist! ;o)
Love the story - I can almost feel the weight of the holidays come New Year's Day (in the literal sense). One last hurrah before the parsimony of resolutions! Great recipe - can easily imagine frying up leftovers with mashed potatoes for breakfast the next day....with another Bloody Mary of course!
I love this recipe. It evokes so many good memories. My dad and I used to score and rub hams for a producer of hams up the road from us. There are few things better than ham with all the fixings.
Finally figuring out how to makes the replies work, thanks so much Bevi!
Delicious, I can just taste it with the mashed potatoes and cabbage. Fantastic!
Leah is the author of The Hadassah Everyday Cookbook on seasonal Jewish cooking.
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Now that's an ingredient shot. Roasted garlic, rosemary, thyme, olive oil, flour, and the ham. (Salt and Pepper took a hike.)
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One of the niftiest tricks in town: roasting a whole head of garlic. Just slice off the top, give it a drizzle of olive oil, and pop in a hot oven for 30 minutes. The sweet little cloves pop out and mush right up.
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Merrill is a mighty mortar and pestler, mashing the roasted cloves with chopped rosemary and thyme.
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And, Amanda is a meticulous masseuse, massaging the garlic and herb rub into the scored ham.
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Flip that baby over!
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[Deleted scenes: the ham went into the oven for three hours and is now stage right resting under an aluminum tent.] But look at all that love in the pan! Save it -- it's gravy time.
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Amanda adds back a bit of the stock from the pan juices (which we removed and let separate.)
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And, now the flour to roux things up. (Who knew pork fat and flour made such a smooth roux?)
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Amanda intently whisks in additional stock to loosen things up and bring the gravy on home.
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Wow. Cracklin'.
Contrats on being a finalist runner-up, wssmom! I have never made a fresh ham before and I will be trying your recipe this holiday season, sometime, will check back :). Printed out the recipe!