Ham in a ham maker is a great alternative to deli meats from the supermarket. Any meat for homemade ham is chopped, mixed with seasonings, compactly placed in a ham maker, pressed and boiled or baked. Nitrite salt is sometimes added to give the finished ham a pink tint. The finished ham always has a firm texture and holds its shape well.
Chicken ham in a ham maker
Chicken ham in a ham maker is not just a boiled chicken roll, but a more complex and tasty product due to cooking at a certain temperature and under pressure, when the meat is not boiled, but only simmered. In this recipe we prepare homemade ham from chicken minced in two ways. Add seasonings to your taste.
- Chicken 2 kg (meat
- Salt taste
- Seasoning for chicken taste
- Garlic 2 (parts)
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Ham in a ham maker is easy to prepare at home. To prepare the ham, use chicken thigh and drumstick meat, as the breast meat will be dry. Take the meat chilled. Remove the skin from the chicken pieces, separate the bones and cut ¾ of its volume into pieces of any size. Place the chopped meat in a deep bowl. -
Grind a quarter of the chicken meat through a meat grinder with a fine grid and together with peeled garlic. -
Transfer the resulting minced meat to the chopped meat, add salt and any seasonings to your taste, for example, paprika, hot pepper, cumin, etc. Knead the minced meat thoroughly with wet hands until it becomes viscous and homogeneous. -
Line the ham pan with a piece of baking sleeve or a food bag, leaving a free edge. Place the cooked chicken meat very tightly into it. -
Tie the edge of the sleeve tightly. Place the lid on the ham and tighten the springs. Then place the ham in the ham maker in the refrigerator for 2 hours. -
After this time, place the ham and meat in a deep saucepan and fill with warm water so that it is completely immersed. Cook the chicken ham for 1-1.5 hours over low heat, or better under the control of a kitchen thermometer, so that the water temperature is 85-95 degrees. Add water periodically as it boils over. Place the cooked ham in cold water for 7-10 minutes. Then place in the refrigerator for at least 10 hours. Remove the cooked chicken ham from the ham maker and can be served. Bon appetit!
Pork ham in a ham maker
It’s easy to prepare pork ham in a ham maker at home. For it, the shoulder part of the pork is taken. The meat is cut into small pieces. In this recipe, mix chopped pork with salt and leave to marinate for 2 days. During this time, the meat will ripen, be well salted, and the ham will turn out much tastier. Cooking time and temperature are the same as for any ham.
Cooking time: 2.5 days.
Cooking time: 30 minutes.
Servings: 1 kg.
Ingredients:
- Pork shoulder – 1 kg.
- Salt – 20 gr.
- Nutmeg – 2 gr.
- Coriander – 2 gr.
- Ground black pepper – 2 gr.
Cooking process:
Step 1. Take chilled pork for ham. Rinse the meat, dry with a napkin and cut into medium pieces.
Step 2. Place the pork slices in a separate bowl so that the pieces are in one layer.
Step 3: Sprinkle the meat with salt. The calculation is as follows: 20 g per 1 kg of meat. Half of the regular salt can be replaced with nitrite salt if desired.
Step 4. Then rub the salt well into the meat pieces. Cover the dish and place it in the refrigerator for 2 days. You can immediately cook ham from salted meat, but when it is aged, the taste of the ham will be different.
Step 5. After this time, sprinkle the pork with the seasonings indicated in the recipe, and mix well again so that the ripened pieces of meat become sticky.
Step 6. Place a piece of baking sleeve into the ham pan, leaving the edge free. Place the pork pieces very tightly and press down with your hand.
Step 7. Tie the end of the sleeve. Cover the ham maker with a lid and secure the springs. Then place it in a large pot of hot water.
Step 8. To control the temperature, take a special kitchen thermometer. Cook the ham over low heat at 85-87 degrees for 1.5 hours.
Step 9. At the end of cooking, remove the ham pan from the pan, press the springs a little so that the ham becomes dense and drain the juice and fat.
Step 10. Cool the pork ham cooked in the ham maker to room temperature, put it in the refrigerator overnight and then you can cut into slices and serve. Delicious and successful dishes!
Homemade ham in a ham maker in the oven
Usually homemade ham from various types of meat is prepared in a ham maker by cooking in a pan, but there is also an option in the oven. The ham is prepared according to the chosen recipe, but is baked in the oven and there is no need to monitor the temperature, which is easier. In this recipe we prepare ham from chicken breast and, for juiciness, stuff fillet pieces with salted lard and carrots.
Cooking time: 10 hours.
Cooking time: 40 minutes.
Servings: 1 kg.
Ingredients:
- Chicken breasts – 1 kg.
- Salted lard – 100 gr.
- Carrots – 1 pc.
- Garlic – ½ head.
- Salt - to taste.
- Seasonings - to taste.
- Gelatin – 2 tsp.
Cooking process:
Step 1. Rinse the chicken meat with cold water, dry it with a napkin, and cut it into large pieces the size of a box of matches.
Step 2: Peel the carrots and garlic. Cut the carrots and salted lard into cubes. Chop the garlic into large pieces with a knife.
Step 3. Using a knife, stuff the pieces of chicken through small cuts using lard and vegetables.
Step 4. Then place the stuffed chicken pieces in a separate bowl, sprinkle with salt and any seasonings to your taste and mix gently to distribute the spices evenly.
Step 5. Place a piece of baking sleeve into the ham maker, leaving free edges.
Step 6. Then place chicken pieces in it very tightly and in layers, sprinkling each layer with 0.5 tsp. gelatin. Also place the remaining garlic, lard and carrots between the layers.
Step 7. Cover the top layer of meat with a bag. Cover the ham maker with a lid and put the springs in working position.
Step 8. Then place a tray in a cold oven, place the ham maker on it and pour 2 cups of clean water into the tray. Turn on the oven at 200°C. Baking time – 90 minutes.
Step 9Place the oven-baked ham in the ham maker on a plate, cool to room temperature, then place in the refrigerator for several hours and can be served. Delicious and successful dishes!
Ham with nitrite salt in a ham maker
Ham with nitrite salt in a ham maker, due to this specific ingredient, acquires that special taste and color that distinguishes it from boiled meat, because during heat treatment the protein of the meat is slightly destroyed, which is why it turns gray. In this recipe we prepare ham from turkey meat, but, according to the recipe proportions, you can also use pork or chicken. The technology of the dish with temperature conditions is the same as for regular ham in a ham maker.
Cooking time: 3 hours.
Cooking time: 35 minutes.
Portions: 2 kg.
Ingredients:
- Turkey – 2 kg.
- Paprika – 1 tsp.
- Dried tomatoes – 4 pcs.
- Salt – 2 tsp.
- Nitrite salt – 2 tsp.
Cooking process:
Step 1. Separate the turkey meat from the bones, remove the skin and rinse it under running water. Then remove excess moisture with a napkin. Prepare two types of salt and spices according to the recipe. Also immediately prepare a baking sleeve and a ham pan.
Step 2. Cut the turkey into longitudinal strips up to 1 cm thick and transfer this cutting to a separate bowl. Add regular and nitrite salt to the meat and knead well for 10 minutes until the turkey changes color and the mass becomes viscous.
Step 3. Then add dried tomatoes and paprika to the meat and mix again.
Step 4. Place the prepared mass tightly, so that there is no air left between the pieces of turkey, in a sleeve and place in the ham maker. Tie the upper edge of the sleeve.Close the ham maker with a lid, secure with springs and place in a pan with cold water. Cook the ham over low heat for 2 hours and at a water temperature in the pan of 80-85 °C.
Step 5. Then place the ham pan in cold water for 2-3 minutes and put it in the refrigerator for several hours to cool completely. Remove the prepared ham with nitrite salt from the ham maker, cut into pieces, place on a dish, beautifully decorate and serve. Bon appetit!
Turkey ham in a ham maker
Turkey ham in a ham maker will be a tasty and healthy home delicacy, because the meat of this bird is considered a healthy diet. In this recipe, we will supplement the turkey with a small amount of pork for juiciness and with olives for an aesthetic appearance. We keep the prepared minced ham with spices and seasonings in the refrigerator for a day. The proportion of meat and additives can be changed, but the cooking process itself is the same as for regular ham in a ham maker.
Cooking time: 1 day 6 hours.
Cooking time: 1 hour.
Servings: 10.
Ingredients:
- Turkey breast – 500 gr.
- Turkey thigh fillet – 650 gr.
- Pork – 200 gr.
- Salt – 1 tsp.
- Starch – 1 tbsp.
- Lemon juice – 1 tbsp.
- Soda – ½ tsp.
- Powdered sugar – 1 tsp.
- Cream 15% – 2 tbsp.
- Nutmeg – 2 pinches.
- Freshly ground pepper - to taste.
- Dried garlic – ½ tsp.
- Dried marjoram – 2 pinches.
- Green olives – 50 gr.
Cooking process:
Step 1. Separate the turkey thigh meat from the bones. Then rinse it together with the breast fillet with cold water and dry with a napkin.
Step 2. Wash and dry the piece of pork and cut into medium pieces.
Step 3. Grind the pork and breast meat through a meat grinder with a fine wire rack.Cut the thigh meat into small pieces with a knife.
Step 4. Transfer these two chopped types of meat into a separate bowl. Add to them the amount of salt, powdered sugar, starch and spices indicated in the recipe and pour in the cream. Knead the minced meat well with your hands for 10-15 minutes until it becomes viscous.
Step 5. Pour lemon juice into the kneaded minced meat, add baking soda and mix again.
Step 6. Lastly, add chopped green olives to the minced meat and mix gently again.
Step 7. Then place the minced meat tightly in the ham pan and press down well with a spoon. Close the ham maker with a lid with a spring and put it in the refrigerator for a day to ripen and marinate the turkey meat. After a day, transfer the ham dish to a large saucepan with cold water. Heat to 80 degrees and cook at this temperature for 2 hours. The water in the pan should not boil, so you need to monitor its condition and add a little cold water or remove from the heat.
Step 8. After the cooking time has passed, cool the turkey ham pot to room temperature, place in the refrigerator for three hours and then carefully remove and serve. Delicious and successful dishes!
Ham with gelatin in a ham maker
The ham in the ham maker is cooked under pressure and you can do without gelatin, but there are options with gelatin, especially when poultry is used for the ham.
Gelatin is poured directly into the minced meat before kneading it or dissolved in water. It binds pieces of meat well, making the consistency of the ham denser. The calculation is taken as follows: 1 tbsp. l. gelatin per 1 kg of meat. In this recipe we prepare ham from chicken and turkey fillets with a minimal set of spices. The recipe with gelatin is basic and various variations are possible.
Cooking time: 1 day
Cooking time: 40 minutes.
Portions: 2 kg.
Ingredients:
- Chicken fillet – 1 kg.
- Turkey thigh or drumstick fillet – 1 kg.
- Granulated gelatin – 25 g.
- Salt – 20 gr.
- Nitrite salt – 20 gr.
- Ground black pepper – 2 tsp.
- Paprika – 2 tsp.
Cooking process:
Step 1. Rinse chicken and turkey fillets well with cold water and dry with a paper towel. Immediately measure out two types of salt and seasoning according to the recipe.
Step 2. Using a sharp knife, cut the fillet into pieces of various sizes, because chopped ham is characterized by uneven minced meat.
Step 3. Place the sliced meat in a separate bowl and add two types of salt with seasonings and granulated dry gelatin to it. Knead the minced meat well with your hands for 10 minutes until it becomes sticky. Cover the dish and put it in the refrigerator for at least 10-12 hours so that the fillet ripens and is evenly saturated with salt and seasonings, and the nitrite salt will give the ham the famous “sausage taste.”
Step 4. After this time, you can start shaping the ham. Prepare the ham maker.
Step 5. Place a piece of baking sleeve or bag into it, leaving the top edge free.
Step 6. Place the prepared minced meat compactly in the ham maker and compact it with a spoon.
Step 7. Wrap the free edge of the sleeve tightly. Close the gadget cover and secure the springs.
Step 8. Place the ham dish in a large saucepan and cover completely with cold water. It is better to cook ham under the control of a thermometer, because the water temperature is 70-80 degrees, not boiling. If you don’t have a thermometer, cook the ham over low heat. The cooking time for poultry ham is 1.5-2 hours.
Step 9Cool the prepared ham with gelatin in the ham maker to room temperature. Then remove from the ham maker and put it in the refrigerator for several hours without removing the sleeve. The finished ham can be sliced and served. Bon appetit!
Ham with mushrooms in a ham maker
Ham with mushrooms in a ham maker will give you a delicious option for a homemade dish, which can be served either as an appetizer on its own or used for sandwiches. In this recipe we prepare ham from sliced pork, take fresh champignons and use gelatin to create a jelly layer, and use red wine to add a little barbecue flavor. Seasonings can be added according to personal preference.
Cooking time: 3 hours.
Cooking time: 20 minutes.
Servings: 1.2 kg.
Ingredients:
- Pork – 1 kg.
- Champignons – 200 gr.
- Dry gelatin – 2 tbsp.
- Semolina – 6 tbsp.
- Dry red wine – 2 tbsp.
- Dill – 1 bunch.
- Salt - to taste.
- Seasonings - to taste.
Cooking process:
Step 1. For the ham, choose pork with a small layer of fat, the shoulder portion is best. Cool the meat well in advance, then rinse under running water and dry with a napkin.
Step 2. Cut the pork into thin longitudinal strips and immediately transfer to a bowl for mixing minced meat.
Step 3. Clean champignons or other mushrooms, rinse well and also remove excess moisture.
Step 4. Then cut the mushrooms into thin slices.
Step 5. Add any seasonings of your choice to the cold cuts, individually or in a mix.
Step 6. Sprinkle the meat with salt to your taste.
Step 7. Add two tablespoons of dry gelatin.
Step 8. Then add semolina, which will act as a binding ingredient.
Step 9. Pour dry red wine over the meat.
Step 10Rinse the dill, chop finely and add to the meat.
Step 11. Lastly, add the sliced mushrooms to the meat. Mix all the ingredients carefully; there is no need to stir for a long time, because semolina has been added.
Step 12. Place a narrow baking bag or a piece of sleeve into the ham maker.
Step 13. Then place the cooked meat with mushrooms tightly into it and press down with a spoon.
Step 14. Close the ham maker and tighten the springs. Place it in a large saucepan, cover completely with cold water and cook over low heat for 2.5 hours.
Step 15. Cool the ham with mushrooms cooked in the ham maker first on the table, and then in the refrigerator for several hours. The finished dish can be served at the table. Bon appetit!
Homemade ham in a slow cooker in a ham maker
Homemade ham in a slow cooker in a ham maker, as an alternative to store-bought meat and sausage products, will be an excellent and natural snack, prepared with your own hands. For ham, the correct temperature when cooking is important, and a multicooker simplifies this process, since the mode is set by default. The ham is cooked in the ham maker using the “Soup” or “Stew” programs for 1.5-2.5 hours. This recipe asks you to make ham from different types of meat.
Cooking time: 3 hours.
Cooking time: 30 minutes.
Servings: 1.6 kg.
Ingredients:
- Minced chicken + beef – 600 gr.
- Beef + pork – 1 kg.
- Large garlic - 5 cloves.
- Bell pepper – 1 pc.
- Carrots – 1 pc.
- Soy sauce – 50 ml.
- Gelatin – 10 gr.
- Salt - to taste.
- Ground black pepper - to taste.
- Spices for meat - to taste.
Cooking process:
Step 1. Place minced meat in a separate bowl. Rinse the meat, dry with a napkin, cut into medium pieces and add to the minced meat.Peel and rinse the vegetables. Grind the carrots on a coarse grater. Cut the garlic into slices and the bell pepper into thin strips. Add chopped vegetables to the meat, pour in soy sauce and add gelatin with salt and seasonings. Mix all ingredients well.
Step 2. Place a plastic bag in the ham maker. Then fill it tightly with the prepared minced meat, compacting it with a spoon.
Step 3. Fold the top edge of the bag. Close the ham maker with a lid and tighten the springs tightly, because the consistency of the cooked ham will depend on the degree of twisting.
Step 4. Place a silicone napkin on the bottom of the multibowl to avoid scratching the walls. Place the filled ham dish into the bowl and fill it completely with cold water. You can add a little salt to the water. Close the multicooker lid and turn on the “Soup” or “Stew” program, which will provide the optimal temperature. Cooking time is 2 hours, set it on the timer and it can be increased to 2.5 hours.
Step 5. At the end of the program, cool the ham in the ham maker at room temperature and then put it in the refrigerator for 2.5-3 hours to cool completely. After the cooling time has passed, carefully remove the ham, cut into pieces (it will hold its shape well) and serve. If you add more gelatin and do not tighten the springs too much, you will have ham with jelly layers, like jellied meat. Delicious and successful dishes!
