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Roast Fresh Ham

Roast Fresh Ham is a perfect recipe for big family occasions. Here's how to make it with pork leg and fragrant herbs.
Recipe Roast Fresh Ham
  • Difficulty Easy
  • Preparation 15 minutes
  • Servings for 4 people

Oven-roasted fresh ham, made from an uncured leg of pork, is without a doubt one of the quintessential holiday dishes. Served with potatoes and fragrant with herbs, it pleases everyone. That’s why today we’re looking at the Roast Fresh Ham recipe, a sort of pork roast made with the leg of the pig.

As the Christmas holidays approach, we all look for something simple yet special. That’s where Roast Fresh Ham comes to the rescue: it’s ready to go in the oven in less than 15 minutes, and it smells of home and simplicity. Besides the pork, you’ll need herbs such as sage and rosemary, plus garlic, white wine and oil.

If you’re looking for more roast recipes, try the Roast Pork Belly, the Roast Turkey with Apples and the Stuffed Rolled Turkey Roast.

Ingredients for 4 people

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Method

  1. To make the Roast Fresh Ham, start by trimming the excess fat from the meat and tying it tightly with kitchen twine so it keeps its shape while it cooks.
    Roast Fresh Ham, step 1: the pork leg trimmed and tied with kitchen twine
  2. Put the rosemary needles, sage and garlic in a food processor with a teaspoon of coarse salt and one of peppercorns. Blend until you have a sort of powder.
    Roast Fresh Ham, step 2: rosemary, sage and garlic blended in a food processor
  3. Drizzle the meat with the oil, then rub it with the herb mixture. Place it in an ovenproof glass baking dish, pour in the wine and cover with plastic wrap before refrigerating for at least 12-18 hours.
    Roast Fresh Ham, step 3: the meat rubbed with herbs in a glass dish with white wine
  4. Then lift the roast by placing a rack in the baking dish and bake at 180 °C (350 °F) for 90 minutes (in a preheated electric convection oven), or until the internal temperature of the meat, measured with a kitchen thermometer, reaches 82 °C (180 °F).
    Roast Fresh Ham, step 4: the roast on a rack in the baking dish
  5. Take it out of the oven and wrap the meat in aluminum foil for 15 minutes, then slice it and serve it with the juices released during cooking. Don’t forget to make some roast potatoes too. Finally, remember to download our App with exclusive content and fewer ads!
    Roast fresh ham in a baking dish

Tips

If you want a milder flavor, you can tuck the whole herbs under the kitchen twine and remove them after cooking.

Storage

Roast Fresh Ham keeps in the fridge, well covered with plastic wrap, for 2-3 days. We recommend reheating it in a skillet over low heat before eating.

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