Smoked ham

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 3 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make smoked ham at home? Prepare the meat first - it is the main ingredient! Choose meat with streaks of fat so that it does not turn out dry. Not only ham will do; you can also take pork neck and brisket. In addition, you can cook both beef and veal in the same way.

2. STEP 2

   

   Wash the meat well and dry with paper towels.

3. STEP 3

   

   Salt the meat on all sides. I use regular white salt, but you can also use salt with additives: Svan or Adyghe.

4. STEP 4

   

   Also pepper the meat on all sides. I use a mixture of hot peppers, but you can use just one type: red or black. You can also take some of your favorite seasonings: garlic powder, suneli hops, fenugreek - all this is suitable in dried form. Just rub the meat with these spices. You can also take pieces of fresh garlic and insert them into a piece of ham, making cuts with a knife. Leave the meat to marinate for 1-2 hours.

5. STEP 5

   

   For smoking you will need special wood chips, it can be alder, apple or other wood. I have apple wood chips. Soak the wood chips in water for 2-3 hours. This will prevent possible ignition of the wood chips during smoldering.

6. STEP 6

   

   Then drain the water and squeeze out the wood chips.

7. STEP 7

   

   Heat the coals in a smokehouse or grill with a lid. It is recommended to use coals from high-quality firewood, preferably birch. It is also quite possible to take ready-made coals from a factory; you just need to heat them well.

8. STEP 8

   

   Sprinkle wood chips on the coals and place a grate.

9. STEP 9

   

   Place marinated meat.

10. STEP 10

    

    Cover with a lid. Periodically open the hole in the lid to prevent the coals from going out. It is necessary to maintain the temperature of the coals and the smoke from the wood chips. Calculate the cooking time as follows: it will take approximately 1 hour to cook 1 kg of meat. My piece took me 2 hours. Pierce the meat with a sharp knife - if clear juice flows out and not blood, then the meat is ready.

11. STEP 11

    

    Homemade smoked ham. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

sona

08.09.2023

4.5

Since I don’t have a smokehouse or barbecue, I bake pork ham according to this recipe. It turns out delicious meat too!

Moderator Ksenia

08.09.2023

5

I had a pork ham weighing just over 800 grams. I wanted to smoke it. For this, I chose a recipe for smoked ham at home. From spices, I took a ready-made mixture for meat. It already contained salt, so I didn’t add any additional salt. The meat was marinated for about 5 hours in the refrigerator. The ham was smoked in an electric smokehouse on the top level. I chose pear wood chips (one handful). I cooked the meat on the balcony, and although the temperature outside was not very low, the body of the smokehouse did not warm up well, so it took much more time. The meat took almost 2 hours to cook, but I believe that in warm weather it would have taken no more than an hour. The ham turned out soft and very juicy. The meat was perfectly saturated with smoked aroma and spices, which made it very appetizing. I served the ham with fried potatoes. Thank you very much for the recipe!

Teena

08.09.2023

4.9

Home-smoked ham is a permanent dish on our holiday table! A good piece of juicy meat and golden-brown potatoes are excellent food for a large company. By the way, we had a piece of cold ham left over, I sliced ​​it thinly and made great sandwiches! Thank you very much for the recipe!