Sunday lunch: Honey glazed ham with roasted mushroom Caesar salad
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Compiled by Xanet Scheepers
11 months ago
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Sunday lunch doesn’t have to take you all morning to prepare. This delicious honey glazed ham with roasted mushroom Caesar salad can be on the table in under 2½ hours. This gives you more than enough time to enjoy some downtime next to the pool with something to drink.
Place ham on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Make shallow diagonal cuts on the surface, forming diamonds.
Combine honey, brown sugar, orange juice, mustard, vinegar, and cloves in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
Brush ham with glaze. Bake, uncovered, for 1 ½ to 2 hours or until a thermometer reads 60°C, basting occasionally with glaze.
Let ham stand for 15 minutes before slicing. Serve hot with extra glaze on the side.
This recipe only requires 1 1/2 – 2 hours in the oven.
Author:Chef Cândida Batista
Prep Time:25 minutes
Cook Time:2 hours
Total Time:2 hours 25 minutes
Category:Lunch, Pork
Method:oven-bake
Cuisine:South African
Ingredients
Scale
1 whole cooked ham with bone
1 cup honey
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
Instructions
Preheat oven to 165°C.
Place ham on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Make shallow diagonal cuts on the surface, forming diamonds.
Combine honey, brown sugar, orange juice, mustard, vinegar, and cloves in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
Brush ham with glaze. Bake, uncovered, for 1 ½ to 2 hours or until a thermometer reads 60°C, basting occasionally with glaze.
Let ham stand for 15 minutes before slicing. Serve hot with extra glaze on the side.
Roasted mushroom Caesar salad
Ingredients
For the dressing:
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1 xl egg yolk
1 juice of lemon
4 oil-packed anchovies
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 clove garlic smashed
20 g Parmesan cheese grated
80 ml neutral vegetable oil
60 ml olive oil
For the main:
2 slices chunky sourdough bread
8 large portabello mushrooms
2 large heads romaine, crunchita or cos lettuce
Grated parmesan, for serving
Salt and pepper, to taste
Olive oil, for cooking
Method
For the sourdough:
Preheat oven to 200°C.
Tear sourdough slices into rough bite sized chunks with your fingers.
Place in a bowl and drizzle with a good amount of olive oil until well coated.
Season generously with salt and pepper. Toss.
Place bread chunks onto a baking tray and bake until deeply golden brown and crisp, turning half way through. About 10 minutes. Let cool.
For the main:
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Turn up oven to 220˚C with the fan on.
Place mushrooms on a baking tray.
Brush with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
Roast for 7-10 minutes, depending on their size, until cooked through but still retain a good bite.
Rest upside down on a cooling rack so they release their liquid.
For the dressing:
Place egg yolk, 1 tbsp lemon juice, anchovies, Worcestershire sauce, garlic and parmesan in a small jug that can fit the head of a stick blender.
Start the blender and then slowly drizzle the neutral oil into the jug until you have a thick mayonnaise like emulsified sauce.
Scrape into a medium sized bowl and slowly whisk in the olive oil.
Taste to adjust seasoning, adding the rest of the lemon juice, salt and pepper as needed.
For the salad:
Wash lettuce leaves thoroughly and dry well.
Place in a large bowl.
Add a drizzle of the dressing and gently toss the lettuce with your hands until well coated.
Add a sprinkling of grated Parmesan cheese and the croutons and toss again.
Plate dressed lettuce onto a large serving platter / shallow bowl.
Slice the roasted mushrooms into large chunks and dot all over the salad.
Serve with extra dressing on the side, a good crack of black pepper and enjoy!