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Gammon Steaks
swingaleg
23-03-2013
Heads up for Danish Sizzlers Smoked Gammon Steaks, currently on offer at sainbury at £2 for a pack of two

Delicious..............

I haven't had gammon steaks for years and I've got it in my mind that i didn't like them very much

But I'm trying to eat recognisable pieces of meat and fish after the recent scandals so thought I'd try them as they were on special offer and looked like proper slices of meat rather than re-constituted meat shapes

Georgeous...............they taste like what I remember bacon used to taste like in the olden days when there used to be butchers shops..........................and bacon consisted of atual thick slices off a pig rather than tissue thin processed meat shapes with injected water and salt

Gammon steaks will definately be on my menu from now on !
SilvioDante
23-03-2013
Don't forget a Pineapple ring on top when cooking them! In the 1970's Gammon steaks were a real treat for us.
Caldari
23-03-2013
Originally Posted by SilvioDante:
“Don't forget a Fried Egg on top when cooking them! In the 1970's Gammon steaks were a real treat for us.”

There we go, I noticed you'd made a disgusting mistake and felt an overwhelming urge to correct it.
LostFool
23-03-2013
Fried egg *and* pineapple - the best of both worlds!
curvybabes
23-03-2013
havent had gammon steak and pineapple for years used to love it, think that,ll be for dinner next week now
swingaleg
23-03-2013
As it happens I have half a fresh pineapple in the fridge but I never thought of having some with my gammon steak

But now that you mention it, I do remember fried pineapple being a bit of a craze in the 70s

.............and i still have pineapple when make a stir fry...........
n1guy
23-03-2013
I love Gammon steaks, we have them at least once a month, I love parsley sauce on top
Welsh-lad
23-03-2013
I'm not keen on them for some reason.

I think they're just too salty. Bacon is fine because that's just a few rashers, but gammon steak is a big piece of saltiness.
Ramit Baudeep
23-03-2013
Originally Posted by Welsh-lad:
“I'm not keen on them for some reason.

I think they're just too salty. Bacon is fine because that's just a few rashers, but gammon steak is a big piece of saltiness.”

Yeah quite shocking the amount of salt in them. It puts me off buying them.

Havent seen any ones with reduced salt
fatsi
24-03-2013
Originally Posted by LostFool:
“Fried egg *and* pineapple - the best of both worlds!”


I had gammon for my tea last night and had both along with mushrooms, chips and peas

Also didn't find them too salty at all, got them from Tesco, big chunky ones that were half price.
c00kiemonster72
24-03-2013
Originally Posted by swingaleg:
“with injected water and salt
”

I hate to burst your bubble, but I guarantee that the gammon you had was injected with brine for the curing process
Yeah_Jackie
24-03-2013
They might be a little bit of a throw back to the 70's but I have always loved them.
Chips, pineapple, fried egg, mushrooms, peas, grilled tomato and ketchup.
Sounds like this week's midweek dinner sorted.
whoever,hey
24-03-2013
Originally Posted by Ramit Baudeep:
“Yeah quite shocking the amount of salt in them. It puts me off buying them.

Havent seen any ones with reduced salt”

If you cook fresh having gammon once in a while is perfectly healthy and you wont OD on salt.
LostFool
24-03-2013
Apart from a really, really, good piece of sirloin, gammon is is my favourite steak. You really cannot beat it as part of a mixed grill.
tysonstorm
25-03-2013
I once had gammon and chips at a gastro pub about 13 or so years ago and it was the best gammon I ever tasted. Nothing since has been close.
SilvioDante
26-03-2013
Gammon-flaps are nice too.
SilvioDante
26-03-2013
What is the preferred way to cook a Gammon steak? Griddle/frying pan, oven?
Ramit Baudeep
26-03-2013
Originally Posted by SilvioDante:
“What is the preferred way to cook a Gammon steak? Griddle/frying pan, oven?”

Usually the griddle pan on the rare occasion i have gammon steak
swingaleg
26-03-2013
Originally Posted by SilvioDante:
“What is the preferred way to cook a Gammon steak? Griddle/frying pan, oven?”


Frying pan for a few minutes on each side then under the grill to crisp it up..............that's how i did it, same as i do with bacon
amyawake
26-03-2013
Is there a way of cooking gammon to lessen the salt? I'm thinking - gentle poaching? Then maybe using some of the liquor to make a creamy parsley sauce. Would the gammon toughen if poached?
SilvioDante
26-03-2013
My mother used to put the gammon steaks into a pyrex dish with lid on, 2 or 3 pineapple rings on top of the steaks, the juice kind of poached/broiled them. Very sweet too, reckon i'll use the griddle pan tomorrow, prefer savoury to sweet. Thanks
orangebird
27-03-2013
Originally Posted by amyawake:
“Is there a way of cooking gammon to lessen the salt? I'm thinking - gentle poaching? Then maybe using some of the liquor to make a creamy parsley sauce. Would the gammon toughen if poached?”

You could soak them for a while before cooking them. I don't see the point in poaching them and then using the liquor to make a sauce - any salt removed from the gammon would just be in the sauce instead.
amyawake
27-03-2013
Originally Posted by orangebird:
“You could soak them for a while before cooking them. I don't see the point in poaching them and then using the liquor to make a sauce - any salt removed from the gammon would just be in the sauce instead.”

I would just use some of the liquor and top up with milk and cream.

Soaking is an idea.
mariets
28-03-2013
I rinse them in cold water and then soak for a few hours, pat them dry,cut slashes in the fat and grill them on high for a few miutes each side..
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