Pattypan's Kitchen - What has been going on in the kitchen today Tuesday 2 February 2021 (Updated)
I have been pottering in the kitchen behind the scenes a little bit doing a little of this and that and getting back into my processing mode. Yesterday I ended up cooking the Gammon joint that I had and started planning and plotting other projects that I have had in mind for quite a considerable time. Cooking the Gammon I Cooked the Gammon joint in the pressure cooker, after soaking the Gammon in a couple of changes of clear water. This helps take away the salt from the Gammon and when you cook it, you get the bonus of stock. By soaking you make sure that the stock is not over-salty. I then add half an onion with a couple of cloves studded into it, a carrot cut into four pieces, a Bouquet Garni, white pepper and a small piece of celery or celery leaf and cook in the pressure cooker for approximately ten minutes after bringing up to pressure. When not doing a gammon with a glaze, I then pop the gammon joint into a deep dish and pour in the stock to store the gammon ...