Gammon joint / apple sauce

PapaLazaru · 11 Sep 2011 at 10:49

Right chaps, am cooking up a massive gammon joint for dinner today. Going to roast up some spuds, carrots and onions together and also a side dish of steamed beans, picked fresh out of the garden.

My plan is to roast the gammon normally, though I will give it a bit of a salt and pepper rub before it goes in. Am mulling basting it in honey as well but undecided as of yet. This will be for sandwiches all week as well.

I have two apple trees. One with eating apples and one with cooking applies but for some unknown reason , I have never made apple sauce.

Can I go wrong with just putting a load of apples in a pan with some butter and sugar and letting it cook down? Am thinking maybe lemon zest might be a nice addition. Would you mix the apples up or just use cooking apples? So many options.

PapaLazaru · 11 Sep 2011 at 14:24

Going to have to wing it then.

Ahleckz · 11 Sep 2011 at 16:32

Just slice up the apples (surface area is your friend!), throw them in with some lemon zest and a few table spoons of water (you don't need much). Then cover and pop the heat on. Once they've 'melted' down, spoon in the sugar and butter and swirl with a spoon (I've forgotten the very simple word...) until it looks (and tastes) delicious.
Some people add a touch of vanilla as well, though I don't like that.

Just noticed your post was 2 hours ago, well hope this helps someone.

PapaLazaru · 11 Sep 2011 at 16:56

Cheers, that is what I was hoping. Gammon joint still has an hour and a half till it comes out the oven and then I am going to rest it for 20 minutes so got plenty of time. Will let you how how it comes out.

JDMaverick · 11 Sep 2011 at 17:26

This is of no help to you now, but my OH scores the fat (trimmed down) then smothers it with apricot jam. Not half bad either

Ahleckz · 11 Sep 2011 at 17:43

I've got a nice bit of pork roasting in my oven atm. I totally forgot to cover it in mustard (and no, I'm not just rehasing an OcUK meme). Bit gutted, but sure it'll be great anyway. Often go to the girlfriends for a Sunday roast, and her mother is a terrible cook so it'll be nice for my girlfriend to have a decent roast for once! I won't be serving what is effectively mashed broccoli and cardboard...

PapaLazaru · 11 Sep 2011 at 18:10

I am basting mine with honey, but I might just have to add a little mustard on it for the last 20 minutes.