Homemade pork ham

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make ham from pork? Prepare the products according to the list. Pour a liter of water into a saucepan, add salt and all seasonings. Bring to a boil, stir in the salt and let the brine cool. Then strain it through cheesecloth.

2. Step 2:

   

   Rinse the meat well. Type the brine into a disposable syringe. Using a syringe, prick the meat ham from the inside with brine from all sides. The more, the better.

3. Step 3:

   

   Then put the meat in the remaining brine.

4. Step 4:

   

   Press down the meat with a small weight and put it in the refrigerator. So it should lie for three days.

6. Step 5:

   

   During this time it needs to be turned over a couple of times. When the meat is salted, wrap it in plastic wrap and fasten with twine.

7. Step 6:

   

   Pour water into a saucepan and put the meatloaf there so that it is completely covered with water. Heat the water to 80°-85° degrees, no more. Measure the water temperature with a kitchen thermometer. Cook the ham until the temperature inside the meat loaf reaches 77 ° degrees. For such an elongated piece like mine, cooking took about 2 hours. If you make a loaf more round, then 2.5 hours.

8. Step 7:

   

   When the desired temperature is reached, drain the hot water and pour cold into the pan. Hold the ham in cold water for 5 minutes without removing the film. Remove the ham from the water and put it in the refrigerator in a film until completely cooled for several hours.

9. Step 8:

   

   To be honest, the result exceeded expectations. It turned out very tasty. It is very important that the temperature does not rise above the specified parameters, otherwise you will get a dry piece of boiled meat, not juicy ham!