It is no secret that the sausage products offered to us by the food industry are densely crammed with flavors, food additives, flavor and color enhancers, as well as nitrates. Nothing to do with organic food in these products. Who cares about their health, cook sausages on their own. Fortunately, such a great machine for preparing delicious meat delicacies as ham has come to the aid of homemakers. The article talks about what original recipes for ham exist, how exactly sausage and ham are cooked.

What is ham?

This question is often asked by those who are not familiar with this device. Also interested in information about whether the unit is suitable for cooking ham, or whether it can be used for other meat products. I want to say right away that this is not a complicated device, which is sold in any kitchen equipment store, facilitates the work of housewives, helping to serve natural sausages with excellent taste on the table.

Moreover, despite the name that speaks for itself, the ham does not only cook ham and rolls, but also any meat delicacies. It’s enough to show a little imagination and the family will get delicious sandwiches for breakfast in which there are no unhealthy additives. Cooking in ham does not imply the use of meat exclusively. Many positive reviews indicate the use of seafood, poultry or fish as the main product. Excellent taste can also be achieved if mushrooms, cheese, eggs, herbs, bell peppers, carrots and various spices are added to the main ingredient.

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Ham working principle

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 initial 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. The peculiarity of the lower part is that it can be installed at three levels provided by the manufacturer, depending on how much the tank is filled with the original product.

The principle of operation 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 the top cover, or springs are tensioned on the sides, fastening at the top to the holes in the cover and clinging to the rim of the unit from the bottom, it all depends on the chosen design;
  • set the timer and temperature.

Due to the compressive effect of the springs, the meat inside the jar was well compressed, and when further cooked in an air grill, slow cooker, oven or pan with minimally boiling water, due to heating at a certain temperature of 60-72 degrees, it will still compact and acquire a structure corresponding to high-quality meat delicacies.

It is better to put the foil or sleeve for baking before laying the initial products in the container. This will save the juice allocated during the cooking process.

Ham recipes in ham

By purchasing this unique unit, any hostess will first study the prescription book included in the kit. After the recipes offered here for ham will be appreciated, the question will arise about finding new ways to cook natural sausages and meat delicacies.

Own ideas and imagination will help to complement and saturate the taste of meat, for example, cheese, mushrooms and spices.

Classic ham and pork ham recipe

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

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

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

Washed and dried meat is cut into a small cube and folded into a deep bowl. The remaining components are added to it (garlic for this recipe is better not to pass through a garlic squeezer, but chopped with a knife). The collected ingredients are mixed until smooth and laid out in the unit. It is good if you put a baking sleeve in it. This will preserve the delicious meat juice.

Loaded and closed according to the requirements of the instructions ham is placed for further cooking in the oven, hot grill or slow cooker for an hour and a half. You can use a pot of boiling water. The cooking technology does not affect the taste of the finished dish. After cooking, the ham is carefully removed, and after cooling completely at room temperature it is sent to 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 slices with a layer of jelly

The delicacy prepared according to this recipe will be appreciated even by people indifferent to meat products. The whole process consists of the following actions.

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

The resulting semi-finished product is densely packed with ham and sent for further heat treatment to the oven or air grill.

Pork ham in ham with pork tongue

Homemade ham in ham recipes has a variety of. 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. 300 grams of pork tongue, a teaspoon of chopped nutmeg, medium-sized carrots and onions are added as an auxiliary.

The nuances of cooking are as follows:

  1. First of all, it is necessary to prepare the language. It is soaked for 3 hours, then carefully scrubbed with a sharp knife from the top skin under running water. The by-product prepared in this way is placed in a pan, brought to a boil and cooked for one and a half hours under a tightly closed lid over minimal heat.
  2. While the tongue languishes in the pan, it is necessary to properly prepare the carrots and onions. To do this, they are cleaned, washed and cut: carrots in thin circles, onions - medium-sized slices. Vegetables prepared in this way should be fried with moderate heating in a dry frying pan until brown tan marks are formed, and about half an hour before the tongue is ready, put in the broth.
  3. While the offal with vegetables is cooling, according to the classic recipe mentioned above, according to which the "royal" ham in ham will be cooked, the remaining ingredients are collected.
  4. After they are stacked in a large dish and mixed, they add boiled tongue and vegetables cut into small cubes, as well as nutmeg powder. Everything is thoroughly mixed again, laid out in a baking sleeve inserted in ham.

It is closed according to the rules that are indicated in the instructions, and sent for an hour and a half to cook in a slow cooker, hot grill, oven or ordinary boiling water - to whom it is more convenient. After a while, the ham gets out and cools first on the table, and then, for a couple of hours or a little more, in the refrigerator. The ham extracted from the disassembled unit is completely ready for use and so tasty that it will not leave anyone indifferent.

Pork ham in ham with champignons

 

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

Mushrooms are not boiled previously, but washed under running water, cut into thin slices and gently mixed with meat ingredients. All other cooking steps correspond to those in the above recipes. You can add to the resulting semi-finished ham with mushrooms 2 tablespoons of red wine, for example, Cabernet. But this nuance of the recipe is designed for the amateur, as its feature is to give the meat product a shish kebab flavor.

Piquant pork ham in ham, with walnuts and prunes

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

This will require:

  • 800 grams of pork neck. A slice should contain fat in a small amount;
  • 130 grams of peeled walnut;
  • 180 grams pitted prunes;
  • a few (to taste) cloves of garlic;
  • ground black pepper and salt.

The cooking process is simple and consists in observing the following nuances. The meat is washed in running water and cut across. The thickness of the slice should be approximately 2 centimeters. The resulting pieces are well beaten, sprinkled with salt and spices, placed in a bag and cleaned for 2 hours in the refrigerator for ripening.

Prunes are scalded with boiling water and cut into strips, and walnut kernels are crushed with a blender, or rubbed on a fine grater. After the ingredients that make the ham taste unique are ready, you need to take out the pieces of pickled meat from the refrigerator, put them on the food film without leaving any gaps between them, sprinkle with prepared nuts, prunes and chopped garlic, roll up a tight roll and put in ham . Further cooking proceeds by analogy with the above recipes.

Marble ham in ham

This kind of meat products is prepared according to the rules described above. A feature is the set and styling of the original ingredients. In order for the cooked delicacy to resemble marble on a slice, it is necessary to take meat in the following composition and quantity: 300 grams of beef, lean pork and brisket with fat, as well as 100 grams of bacon. Everything is cut into small pieces, the size of which should not exceed 1 centimeter, and after adding pepper and salt, mix thoroughly.

In a semi-finished ready-to-fill ham product, pieces of meat of different color should mix uniformly with each other. This is what will give the dish marbling. The whole cooking process goes according to the instructions attached to the ham. If all the actions are performed correctly, a few hours after the start of cooking, you can enjoy the great taste of the served delicacy without preservatives and additives.

How to make homemade pork shoulder ham

 

This dish is suitable for people who prefer lean culinary masterpieces. A feature of cooking ham according to this recipe is the preliminary preparation of meat. The volume of pork depends on the possibilities and preferences. The spatula is freed from bone and skin, rubbed with spices indicated in the classic recipe, placed in a bag and kept in the refrigerator for 2 days. After that, it is cut into small pieces, mixed with minced pork and prepared according to the attached instructions for ham.

Fish Ham Recipe

 

Yes, do not be surprised. Ham can be made from fish just like meat. A feature of the dish is that it is prepared from fish with the addition of soaked loaf, vegetables (onions and carrots), lemon juice and suitable spices. The cooking process is no different from ham, and the appearance and fat content of the finished product will depend on what kind of fish were used for it.

Homemade cod and pink salmon ham

This is perhaps the most delicious variety of ham products made from fish. It is called ham only because it is cooked in ham. In fact, such a delicacy is a delicious fish roll that is identical in taste to juicy jellied fish.

To prepare it take:

  • cod fillet - 1 kilogram, pink salmon - 0.5;
  • olives (color does not play a role) 20 pieces;
  • one carrot and one onion;
  • salt to taste;
  • lemon juice;
  • fish seasoning - dessert spoon.

The cooking process is similar to the manufacture of meat delicacy and consists in the fact that, first of all, fish fillets are cut into small pieces. Shredded vegetables, salt, spices and lemon juice are added to it.Everything is thoroughly mixed and laid out in dense layers in a baking sleeve inserted in ham. Further preparation is carried out according to the instructions attached to the unit. The only difference from meat ham is that the time period for the heat treatment of fish delicacy should be no more than half an hour.

Ham Festive

This delicacy is worthy to become the highlight of the meat cut, which will be appreciated by all the guests gathered at the table, without exception. Festive ham in ham is more piquant than that prepared according to the classic recipe and has more flavors and additives that directly determine the taste characteristics of the finished product. Its peculiarity is that in addition to the main ingredients used to prepare the classic variety of delicacies, they use a vegetable mixture, which is taken in the amount of 400 grams, and 50 milliliters of soy sauce.

All prepared main components are processed exactly as indicated in the classic recipe, then a vegetable mixture and soy sauce are added to them. After thorough mixing, the resulting semi-finished product is rammed in ham and sent for further cooking in a pot of water, oven or slow cooker. Ready-made festive ham has high taste and an original appearance on the cut, which no gourmet can resist.

Turkey homemade ham

 

This delicacy will be appreciated by people who adhere to the rules of a healthy or dietary food, as it, along with high quality and unsurpassed taste, has a very low calorie content. Cooking is no different from that used in the case of pork, only the main component is turkey pork. Moreover, if you take only the breast, the ham will turn out to be rather dry, from fatty legs, and a mixture of both types of meat will give the final product exactly those taste qualities that will make it the king of the table.

How to cook homemade chicken ham (diet ham)

Chicken delicacy will satisfy the needs of those gourmets who look after their figure and health. Chicken ham in ham is very popular among lovers of sausages due to diet, tenderness and excellent taste. The cooking process is not complicated, just follow the prescription technology, which is no different from the manufacture of classic pork ham. As in the case of a turkey, to increase the juiciness of the dish, you should take a mixture of breast and chicken legs in equal proportions. This is the main nuance that enhances the taste of ham from chicken meat.

Ham sausage recipes

Not only ham can be cooked in this unique kitchen appliance. The appliance is also ideal for cooking various sausages. Every day, their recipes are gaining more and more popularity and variety, as the result is a natural, delicious product that allows amateur cooks to fully express their creativity.

Amateur sausage in ham

 

To start cooking cooking in ham ham sausages is with everyone's favorite amateur with fat. This variety is used not only for sandwiches, but also as a component of okroshka, salads and solyanka. Features Cooking in ham ham sausage consists of some nuances.

Components required:

  • meat, pork and beef, 350 grams each, is passed through a meat grinder;
  • bacon, 150 grams, cut into a small cube.

These ingredients are thoroughly mixed, adding salt and ground pepper to taste. Then milk is poured into them, 15% of the forcemeat mass. The baking bag inserted into the ham is filled with the finished ready-to-cook product and everything is sent for heat treatment, which will be approximately 60 minutes.

Doctor's sausage in ham

The recipe for preparing the real Gostovskaya doctor’s sausage in ham is especially appreciated.Each of us has known its taste since childhood. Then, for its preparation, flavor enhancers and flavorings were not used, and all the ingredients that were part of it were exclusively natural.

According to GOST, it was prepared as follows:

  • 0.5 kilograms of beef, 1.5 pork and 1.2 briskets are scrolled in a meat grinder with a grill of 3 millimeters. All meat must be of the highest grade;
  • the resulting minced meat is transferred to a blender and whipped with the addition of 0.3 ml of ice water, chicken egg, salt and spices;
  • after the mass becomes homogeneous, it is densely filled with a baking bag and sent to cook for an hour.

A good taste effect will be achieved if, during beating, add a pinch of allspice and ground nutmeg to the minced meat.

Estonian cooked sausage

For this sausage, the taste of which is also familiar to almost everyone, GOST uses the following: beef 350 grams, pork 250 grams, bacon 600 grams, potato starch 60 grams, half a liter of ice water, salt, garlic and a mixture of peppers. The cooking process is the same as in the previous recipe. A distinctive feature is the preliminary preparation of products. Here, half the bacon is scrolled in a meat grinder with a grill of 3 millimeters, and the second is cut into a small cube and added to the minced meat, which went through the process of whipping in a blender.

Ukrainian homemade sausage

This variety of delicious sausages is prepared exclusively from pork, which is taken in the amount of 1200 grams. A necessary complement to it will be 300 grams of cheek. The subtlety of making sausages is that meat products are not scrolled through a meat grinder, but rather cut into a rather small cube. It is easier to do this when the meat is slightly frostbitten.

The further addition of spices and cooking in ham is no different from those described in previous recipes, or available in the recipe books attached to ham. The highlight that affects the taste of Ukrainian sausage is the addition of a small amount (40 grams) of cognac to the minced meat prepared in accordance with GOST.

Sausage in chicken ham

Chicken sausage cooked in a home-made ham unit is a completely dietary dish, especially if breast fillets have been used. Of the spices for boiled chicken sausages, seasonings of French herbs and curry, ground black pepper, paprika and garlic are better. The cooking process itself is identical to the previous variations - all the ingredients are passed through a meat grinder with a fine wire rack, thoroughly beat in a blender with the addition of ice water and placed for further cooking in a baking bag inserted in the ham bowl.

Turkey ham sausage

 

The sausage product prepared according to this recipe will also not leave anyone indifferent. The subtlety of this kind of sausage is that it is cooked according to the Ukrainian type, that is, in addition to spices and salt, the same amount of pork fat, sliced ​​in a small cube, is added to the minced meat scrolled in a meat grinder and then minced in a blender. After the minced meat cooked in accordance with all the rules, stands in the refrigerator for three hours and ripens, it is transferred to ham and sent to cook for an hour and a half until cooked.

And in the end I would like to note that the sausage prepared according to the proposed recipes for ham, will not only decorate the table, but also add a certain charm to your home.

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