Best Easter Ham Recipe

Course: Appetizer, Breakfast

Cuisine: Hungarian, Transylvanian

Diet: Low Lactose

Keyword: best Easter ham, best Easter ham recipe, Easter ham, Easter ham recipe, ham recipe

Prep Time: 1

Cook Time: 1 30

Cooling Time: 2

Total Time: 4 30

Servings: portions

Calories: 188kcal

Author: Timea

The menus for the Easter holidays are very different in the wide world. I present to you the best Easter ham recipe, which is served to us in Transylvania, for the Easter breakfast.

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Equipment

1 Soup Pot

Ingredients

1.5 kg smoked ham boneless
2 pcs bay leaves
1 tsp peppercorns

Instructions

Put the ham soaked in cold water at least an hour. If it has a strong smoke odour or is too salty, you can leave the ham in the water for up to 10-12 hours.
Place the ham in a larger pot, add 1-2 bay leaves, no more, and a teaspoon of peppercorns. Pour the cold water on top, to cover the ham well, and bring to a boil.
Boil the ham for about an hour and a half ( one hour from each kg ). Allow the ham to cool in the juice and the pot in which it boiled.

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Notes

Use the flavourful cooking liquid from the ham as a base for bean soup, potato soup, or even a hearty vegetable soup.

Serve the Easter ham cold with crusty bread or sweet bread, butter, and a sharp mustard for the perfect flavour combination.

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