Blackberry Christmas Ham

ingredients

• 6-8kg leg ham, bone in
• 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, finely grated
• 1 cup blackberry jam
• 1⁄2 cup soy sauce
• 2-3 star anise
• 1 small chilli, sliced
• 1⁄2 cup apple juice
• Olive oil

method

1. Preheat the oven to 150°C fan-forced.
2. Meanwhile, prepare the ham. Remove the skin by sliding your fingers between the rind and the fat. You want to keep some of the fat, so peel back the skin carefully.
3. Score the fat in a criss-cross pattern down, but try not to go any deeper than the fat layer. Place onto a lined baking tray, lay flat side down.
4. In a small pot, add ginger and chilli with a small splash of olive oil over a medium heat. Cook for one minute before adding blackberry jam, soy sauce, star anise and apple juice. Bring ingredients to a simmer for 10 minutes.
5. Generously brush the ham all over with glaze and bake for 2 1/2 hours, brushing with more glaze every 30 minutes.
6. Remove the ham from the oven and carve.