Parma ham - what is it?

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Prepared by: Dashuta

02/08/2015 Cooking time: 2 hours 0 minutes

The ham maker is a technique that you should definitely pay attention to, because it is undoubtedly worth it. I purchased it quite recently, and now I spoil my family with homemade ham.

Description of preparation:

All dishes prepared with my own hands always turn out much tastier than store-bought ones, this also applies to meat products, and today I will tell you how to cook homemade ham in a ham maker.
And if you don’t yet have this wonderful miracle of technology, then be sure to purchase it, because then you can forget about buying various meat delicacies in stores. You can easily make them with your own hands, and to begin with, I offer you this simple recipe for homemade ham in a ham maker - it’s incredibly tasty. Main ingredient: Meat / Minced meat Dish: Appetizers

Recipes for ham in a ham maker

Having purchased this unique unit, any housewife will first study the recipe book included in the kit. After the recipes for the ham maker proposed here are appreciated, the question will arise about finding new ways to prepare natural sausages and deli meats.

Your own ideas and imagination will help complement and saturate the taste of meat, for example, with cheese, mushrooms and spices.

Classic recipe for pork ham in a ham maker

There are many ways to prepare ham. The finished product has its own unique taste, but before you start experimenting with technology, it’s worth mastering the classic technique of everyone’s favorite delicacy. It is this that will serve as the basis for the preparation of natural meat products.

In order to make a delicious ham in a ham maker according to the classic recipe, you will need a list of ingredients:

• pork 800 grams.
• minced meat 300 grams.
• 1 medium sized egg.
• milk powder 10 grams.
• garlic 4 cloves.
• gelatin 15 grams.
• salt, pepper, meat seasoning to taste.

The washed and dried meat is cut into small cubes and placed in a deep bowl. The remaining components are added to it (for this recipe it is better not to put the garlic through a garlic press, but to chop it with a knife). The collected ingredients are mixed until smooth and placed in the unit. It’s good if you place a baking sleeve in it. This will preserve the delicious meat juices.

Place the ham maker, loaded and closed according to the instructions, for further cooking in the oven, air fryer or multicooker for an hour and a half. You can use a pan of boiling water. The cooking technology will not affect the taste of the finished dish in any way. After cooking is finished, the ham maker is carefully removed and, after completely cooling at room temperature, placed in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours. After this time, you can invite family members and friends to the table to enjoy the freshest natural pork delicacy.

Pork ham pieces with a layer of jelly

Even people indifferent to meat products will appreciate the delicacy prepared according to this recipe. The whole process consists of performing the following steps.

1. Slightly frozen pork is cut into cubes, the size of which should be no more than 3x3 cm.
2. Garlic cloves (3-4 pieces) are chopped using a knife.
3. Salt and pepper the ingredients and mix with gelatin.

The resulting semi-finished product is tightly packed into the ham pot and sent for further heat treatment in the oven or air fryer.

Pork ham in a ham maker with pork tongue

Homemade ham recipes in a ham maker are varied. The one I want to talk about can be called royal. The main ingredients used for this dish are the same as in the classic recipe. As auxiliary ingredients, add 300 grams of pork tongue, a teaspoon of chopped nutmeg, medium-sized carrots and onions.

The nuances of preparation are as follows:

1. First of all, you need to prepare your tongue. It is soaked for 3 hours, then carefully scraped off the top skin with a sharp knife under running water. The offal prepared in this way is placed in a saucepan, brought to a boil and cooked for one and a half hours under a tightly closed lid over minimal heat.
2. While the tongue is simmering in the pan, you need to properly prepare the carrots and onions. To do this, they are peeled, washed and cut: carrots into thin slices, onions into small slices. Vegetables prepared in this way should be fried in a dry frying pan over moderate heat until brown marks form, and approximately half an hour before the tongue is ready, dip into the broth.
3. While the offal with vegetables is cooling, according to the classic recipe indicated above, according to which the “royal” ham will be prepared in a ham maker, the remaining ingredients are collected.
4. After they are placed in a large dish and mixed, boiled tongue and vegetables, cut into small cubes, as well as nutmeg powder are added to them. Everything is thoroughly mixed again and placed in a baking sleeve inserted into the ham maker.

It is closed according to the rules specified in the instructions, and sent to cook for an hour and a half in a slow cooker, convection oven, oven or regular boiling water - whichever is more convenient. After a while, the ham is taken out and cooled, first on the table, and then, for a couple of hours or a little more, in the refrigerator. The ham removed from the disassembled unit is completely ready for use and is so tasty that it will not leave anyone indifferent.

Pork ham in a ham maker with champignons

This recipe deserves close attention. It is quite simple, but despite this it is able to surprise any connoisseur and amateur with its taste. Pork ham with champignons is prepared by analogy with the previous recipe. The only difference is that mushrooms are used instead of tongue, and gelatin is mixed with 6 tablespoons of dry semolina before being added to the meat.

The champignons are not pre-boiled, but washed under running water, cut into thin slices and carefully mixed with meat ingredients. All other cooking steps correspond to those in the above recipes. You can add 2 tablespoons of red wine, for example Cabernet, to the resulting semi-finished ham with mushrooms. But this nuance of the recipe is intended for the amateur, since its peculiarity is to give the meat product a barbecue flavor.

Spicy pork ham in a ham maker, with walnuts and prunes

The delicacy prepared according to this recipe is not only original in execution, but also has an unsurpassed taste.

How to cook “Homemade ham in a ham maker”

First of all, we need to prepare the minced meat, it is best to use a mixture of pork, beef and poultry to make the ham juicy. Add chopped onion, egg, spices and salt to taste to the minced meat, as well as gelatin pre-soaked according to the instructions, mix everything thoroughly.

Now we assemble the ham pot, as written in the instructions, and cover it with a baking sleeve, put the minced meat in the sleeve and compact it well.

We tie the sleeve with threads and make a couple of small punctures in it with a needle to allow steam to escape.

Cover the ham maker with a lid and tighten the springs.

Place the ham dish in a pan of water and cook the ham for 2 hours. If the water does not completely cover the ham pan, then after an hour from the start of cooking it should be turned over to the other side.

After two hours, we carefully remove the ham from the pan and set it to cool, and only after it has cooled completely can it be opened.

Of course, the process of preparing such ham is quite long, but the end product is worth it. Bon appetit everyone!

The principle of operation of the ham maker

A miracle in itself - the unit is a mold made of stainless steel or durable food-grade plastic. Its main purpose is to compress the original product during the cooking or baking process. In appearance, the product looks like a container made of stainless metal or plastic with a removable lid. A special feature of the lower part is that it can be installed at three levels provided by the manufacturer, depending on how much the container is filled with the original product.

The operating principle of the device is simple:

• the main ingredients, salt and spices are placed in the container;
• the device filled with the product is closed with a top lid, or springs are stretched from the outside on the sides, attached at the top to the holes in the lid, and at the bottom clinging to the rim of the unit, it all depends on the chosen design;
• The timer and temperature are set.

The meat inside the jar, thanks to the compressive effect of the springs, was well compressed, and with further cooking in a convection oven, multicooker, oven or pan with minimally boiling water, due to heating at a certain temperature of 60-72 degrees, it will further become denser and acquire a structure corresponding to high-quality meat delicacies.

It is better to place foil or a baking sleeve before placing the original products into the container. This will preserve the juice released during cooking.

Fennel, egg filling, ham plus cheese - hot for every day

Casseroles can be vegetable, or they can be vegetable with meat or poultry - we think they will be more to the liking of the whole family. It is better to prepare them immediately before serving and place them on the table hot in a heat-resistant container. For convenience, they can be baked in small molds - according to the number of eaters. Find the recipe for ham and fennel casserole here .

Geneva-style fennel with ham

What to replace fast food with?

In the modern rhythm of life, the lack of free time leaves its mark on our diet - we began to eat less at home, preferring sandwiches and hamburgers, pizza and chocolate bars to homemade soups and goulash; instead of compotes and fruit drinks, we drink soda and packaged juices. As a result, we lose our slim figure, but this is not the most important thing - by eating fast food, we undermine our health.

What are the dangers of fast food?

Most fast food products contain a large amount of calories, and since they are usually eaten in large quantities, this becomes noticeable in the expanding waist and hips .

Fast food products contain a large amount of fats and preservatives, little quality protein and a lot of carbohydrates, and vitamins and minerals are in short supply.

When preparing fast food, margarine is usually used - a synthetic product with harmful fatty acids. They prevent food from spoiling, but affect the walls of blood vessels, the nervous system and lead to the development of type 2 diabetes

In addition, fast food dishes contain a lot of salt, which gives them a more attractive taste, but is harmful to the kidneys and blood vessels. They are dangerous in terms of microbiological purity - if sanitary standards are not observed, they can cause poisoning.

But why are we so drawn to try them? This is akin to addiction, since flavor enhancers are often added to these products, one of which is monosodium glutamate. Many works by scientists have hypothesized that part of the population is “addicted” to glutamate. After consuming fast food, other food no longer seems tasty.

We are looking for a replacement

Of course, if you are very hungry, thoughts about excess weight and the potential harm of this food may fade into the background, and the treasured tent will attract you with aromatic smells and bright taste. However, if you sit down and think about it (just not on an empty stomach), it is quite possible to find tasty and healthy alternatives to fast food at home and even in the nearest cafe or canteen.

You can make analogues of hot dogs, shawarma or pizza at home, and they will be much more beneficial. Passion.ru offers a rating of the most popular fast food dishes and recommends replacing them with healthier dishes.

Hot Dog

A hot dog or sausage in a bun with sauces of mustard, mayonnaise and ketchup is popular. Sometimes, in rare “elite” eateries they add cabbage salad to it. The mixture is simply deadly in terms of calories and harm, and even cabbage will not help make it safer.

However, you can find a completely healthy alternative - this is a bun made from whole grain bread with a piece of boiled beef or chicken breast with the addition of mustard sauce, unsweetened yogurt and spices (garlic, herbs and pepper). And if you add a leaf of lettuce or a sprig of basil, it will be a wonderful snack at work. Pair this sandwich with a cup of green tea and lemon.

French fries

French fries - who can resist this crunchy and overly salty temptation? Only the one who bakes potato halves or strips in the oven, seasoning them with curry and paprika mixture on top. After cooking, sprinkle the potatoes with lightly salted and chopped dill.

Hamburger and cheeseburger