Spicy roast gammon with beetroot relish recipe

Give your gammon some oomph with our tasty spice coating, and serve with something a little different - relish made from beetroot, sultanas and apple. Delicious!

Ingredients

• About 2kg (4lb) smoked gammon joint

For the stock

:

• 1 onion
• 1 carrot
• 1 leek
• 2 sticks of celery
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 15 cloves and some peppercorns

For the spice mix

:

• 1 tsp each of cumin seeds, coriander seeds, ground ginger and cinnamon
• ½ tsp each of ground nutmeg and ground cloves
• Pinch of dried chillies

For the beetroot relish

:

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 small onion, sliced
• 2 eating apples, peeled, cored and sliced
• 250g (8oz) cooked beetroot, cut into small wedges
• 2 tbsp sultanas
• ½ tsp ground ginger
• ¼ level tsp each of ground coriander, ground cumin and ground cinnamon
• 2 tbsp cider vinegar
• 1 tbsp honey

Method

1. Put the gammon in a large pan with chopped stock ingredients. Add enough water to cover, bring to the boil, then simmer for just under 2 hours.
2. For spice mix, use a pestle and mortar to grind ingredients.
3. Set oven to 180°C/350°F/ Gas Mark 4. Remove meat from pan, leave for 10 mins, then peel off skin. Put meat in a roasting tin and press spice mix on top using the back of a spoon. Roast for 30 mins, until golden. Leave for about 15 mins before slicing, or leave until completely cold.
4. To make the relish: Heat the oil in a frying pan, add onion and cook over a low heat for 8 mins. Add apple, beetroot, sultanas and spices and cook for 2 mins, then add 5 tbsp water and cook for a further 15 mins, until the fruit is soft but not mushy. Add the vinegar and simmer for 1 min, then add honey. Serve either hot or cold.