Slow cooker gammon with cider is something you can eat all year round. The slow cooked gammon joint recipe is easy to make. It is perfect for the weekly roast or a midweek meal, the leftovers are perfect for sandwiches, salads, adding to pasta dishes, and so much more. How to cook a gammon in the slow cooker? Read on for my cooking gammon in the slow cooker UK recipe.
I am a massive fan of slow cooker recipes. I have created this unsmoked gammon joint in a slow cooker recipe using non-alcoholic cider, but it’s exactly the same if you want to use your favourite alcoholic cider. When in the slow cooker, the cider fills the kitchen with a gorgeous aroma of English apples, without the alcohol content. But with all the taste and flavour. The glazed ham is delicious! Plus, it is dairy and gluten-free.
How To Make Slow Cooker Gammon
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Remove the gammon from the fridge and its wrappings 30-minutes before you begin
- Pre-heat the slow cooker on high
- Put the dry ingredients into the slow cooker and sit the gammon on top, skin-side up
- Pour over the cider, and cook on high for 5 hours
- Baste the gammon 2-3 times during the cooking process
- Remove the gammon onto the board and allow to sit before carving
- The stock can be frozen and used for soups and sauces
Notes
Told you it was easy! The slow cooked gammon joint is ready to eat, but you can add a honey or maple syrup glaze.
How to Cook Gammon in a Slow Cooker?
Should you put your slow cooker gammon on high or low? It is entirely up to you; adjust your cooking times accordingly and ensure the meat is cooked through.
Recipe: Slow Cooker Gammon Glaze
You can finish your ham recipe in the oven, giving it a sweet and sticky glaze. I like to use golden syrup on my slow cooker gammon. Here’s how to cook gammon joint in slow cooker:
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Preheat your oven to 200 degrees
- Make the glaze; mix together the honey, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce. If it is too stiff to stir, you may need a tablespoon or two of boiling water to help mix it all together
- Transfer the gammon to the roasting tin. Score the fat in a criss-cross, and stud with cloves
- Pour over the glaze and roast in the oven for 15-minutes
- Remove the gammon from the oven and baste the gammon. Repeat this 3-4 times, until the fat is caramelised, keeping an eye on it, so it doesn’t burn.
- Leave to rest for at least 15-minutes before carving and serving
Want to Change any of the Ingredients?
When cooking gammon in a slow cooker, this recipe is highly adaptable, allowing you to modify some of the ingredients to suit your taste. Alternatively, you can use alcoholic apple cider. Dry ciders add a depth of flavour, and a perry or fruit cider will add extra sweetness. You can also use apple juice or pineapple juice, or the slow cooker gammon goes well with Diet Coke. When I created this recipe, I used Drynks Unlimited Smashed Cider 0.0%
Gammon Joint in Slow Cooker on Slimming World
I have followed Slimming World, and this gammon joint recipe is definitely ideal for a healthy eating lifestyle. The maple glaze will add a Syn value, but it can be included in the plan if eaten in moderation. Using the Good Stuff Drinks cider, it works out at 1 Syn per serving. With the glaze, it is 4 Syns per serving. Both are based on 8 servings, and not eating the fat.
How to serve slow-cooked gammon
Want to know what to serve slow-cooked gammon with? It pairs perfectly with roast vegetables on a Sunday, in sandwiches, or as a topping for a salad. I love it with chips and a fried egg, or bubble and squeak. You can also add the leftovers to pasta or soups.
Slow Cooker Gammon for Christmas
This recipe can be enjoyed throughout the year, but is a festive table favourite at Christmas. Adding 3 tablespoons of Mixed Spice to the slow cooker will make this an extra special Christmas ham.
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Good Stuff Drinks
Good Stuff Drinks sells low alcohol and non-alcoholic drinks. We know that alcohol is high in calories, increases your appetite, breaks down your willpower to make good food choices, and delays recovery after exercise. The brand was created to continue the pleasures of drinking alcohol without the guilt.
Many of us have worried that we have been drinking too much in lockdown, and have searched for no-alcohol alternatives. For me, losing weight has meant that consuming alcohol means wasted calories and inevitably leads me to overeat. Thanks to Good Stuff Drinks, it means I don’t have to give up my favourite – Rosé Wine.
For those who follow Slimming World like me, I have put the Syn values in brackets.
The Non-Alcoholic Wines
Torres Natureo Rosé is gluten-free, alcohol-free, and contains 75 calories per 250ml glass. It is sweet, almost like a Zinfandel, and is excellent served with food or enjoyed on its own. It actually tastes like wine and not an alternative. (3.5 Syns per 250ml glass or 11.5 Syns for the whole bottle)
Black Tower Rosé has less than 0.5% alcohol and is my favourite. It is a little drier, but incredibly fruity, with strawberry and blackberry being the standout flavours. Again, it tastes like an alcoholic drink, so you do not feel like you are missing out. It is 60 calories for a large glass. (3 Syns per 250ml glass, the whole bottle is 9 Syns)
Belle & Co Sparkling Rosé is full of fizz, so it is one for a celebration. The perfect pink accompaniment to brunch or for kickstarting the weekend. It is 55 calories for a large glass. It is delightfully sweet and tastes like pop rather than alcohol. (2.5 Syns per 250ml glass, or 8.5 Syns for the whole bottle)
Disclaimer: I received the cider and bottles of wine from Good Stuff Drinks in exchange for an honest and unbiased review. I only work with brands that I like and think you’ll love too!
* The easy slow cooker ham in cider recipe is in no way connected, affiliated or endorsed by Slimming World. Every effort has been made to provide you with the correct Syns and information, but I encourage you to double-check these for yourself.
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