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Christmas ham
: Gert Klötzke, Niclas Wahlström
: Main
: 10
Christmas ham – The ham is as its name implies a special feature on the Christmas table. It is traditionally either boiled or owen baked and then breaded and grilled lightly. In some homes it is tradition to use the broth from the making of the ham for dipping wort bread in it is called “dopp i grytan”.
Ingredients
- 1 salted ham, 2-3 kg (4,5-6,5 lbs) or a ready-cooked one
- Mustard coating:
- 2 egg yolks
- 4 tablespoons Swedish sweet mustard
- 2 slices of fresh white bread
- ½-1 dl (1/4-1/2 cup) dried breadcrumbs
Instructions
- Set the oven to 175°C/350°F. Wrap the ham in aluminium foil and place it in an oven-proof dish. Bake till the inner temperature reaches 68°C/155°F.
- Save the pan juice for “dopp i grytan”.
- A precooked ham can be grilled immediately.
- Grilling: Raise the oven temperature to 225°C/440°F. Mix the egg yolks and mustard together.
- Run the bread in the food processer after removing the crusts. Add the bread to the mustard mixture. Spread this on the ham and sift the dried breadcrumbs ocer it.
- Grill the ham in the middle of the oven for 10-15 minutes, turning it from time to time for even grilling. Watch the time, so nothing gets burned.
God jul!
