Ham from the knuckle

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Prepare the products according to the recipe.

2. Step 2:

   

   Wash the knuckle, lightly scrape with a knife if necessary. Make a longitudinal incision, feel the bone and select it with a sharp knife. Set aside the bone for the preparation of the first dishes.

3. Step 3:

   

   Expand the meat piece into the formation. Add salt and pepper, add nitrite salt if desired.Grate the meat.Add paprika, nutmeg, chopped dry tomatoes. Spread the spices over the surface. Peel the garlic, pass it through a press or grate it on a fine grater. Put it on the meat.Sprinkle with chopped dill.

4. Step 4:

   

   Roll the knuckle into a roll and fix it with a thread, trying to give a rounded shape.Rub the workpiece outside with salt.

6. Step 5:

   

   Crush the remaining spices in a mortar. Break the bay leaf into pieces. Spread the plastic wrap on the board, pour out the spices.Put the roll on the spices.

7. Step 6:

   

   Wrap the future ham tightly in several layers. Leave it in the refrigerator for 3 days if you use nitrite salt. In the case of ordinary salting - 24 hours. Put the workpiece in a spacious saucepan, pour water and cook for 3 hours on low heat.

8. Step 7:

   

   Put the ham in a colander and pour ice water over it. Without printing, cool the knuckle in the refrigerator for 3 hours.

9. Step 8:

   

   Remove the film and thread. Slice the ham with a sharp knife.