21 gammon recipes

Try this hassle-free slow cooked ham centrepiece for a weekend lunch. Put the ingredients into a slow cooker and leave for four hours, then glaze in honey for a sticky-sweet finish

The sweet, sticky glaze paired with salty gammon is a winner, and will leave your kitchen smelling divine – a perfect centrepiece for a traditional roast dinner

Gammon deserves so much more than pineapple. Try it with a rich spinach and mushroom sauce, plus a fried egg on top for good measure

Looking for a moreish ham recipe to impress your guests this Christmas? Try our cider-braised roast gammon joint with a sweet brown sugar glaze.

A baked gammon or ham is one of the easiest ways to feed a crowd over Christmas and this maple-glazed one can be eaten cold for days after

Make the most of bitter-sweet black treacle by pairing with juicy gammon steaks. Serve with crispy potato wedges and a zingy pineapple chutney

Gammon steaks are really easy to prepare and are served with fried eggs, fresh watercress salad and a homemade pineapple chilli salsa. Ideal for a quick and easy midweek meal

This recipe for sticky glazed gammon with creamy mustard cabbage is quick and easy to make, perfect for a midweek meal

This recipe makes a great side dish - or even a moreish teatime treat. A good protein packed alternative to cheese on toast

Gammon and egg is a classic combination. In this recipe, we've paired it with a fresh watercress and pea salad for a quick midweek meal that comes in under 500 calories.

The best meal for gammon. The fresh and colourful papaya salsa works perfectly with the rich gammon for a quick and easy meal for any day of the week.

Gammon and leeks is a classic combination. This easy one pot combines fantastic flavours and is ready in just 30 minutes, perfect for a midweek meal.

This sweet maple-glazed gammon recipe is a clever update on a classic roast. Serve it with bittersweet roasted chicory and a fresh slaw to cut through the salt

This is a fuss-free way of cooking a Christmas gammon joint. It steams in the oven alongside aromatics, and is then finished with a honey mustard glaze

Gammon is often served at Christmas but overlooked for the rest of the year. This gammon dish with mustard potato salad makes for a speedy midweek meal and will remind you why you love it.

A traditional Thanksgiving favourite in southern Maryland, this unusual recipe from Felicity Cloake stuffs brined ham with a piquant mix of highly spiced greens. Not only does this cut through the rich meat beautifully, but it looks great on the plate. Choose a long, thin gammon joint rather than a wide, fat piece as this will be easier to stuff. You’ll need cheesecloth and butcher’s string for this recipe. The glaze is less traditional (and optional) but will give the ham a nice finish.

Flavour your gammon joint with orange, star anise, honey and chilli for an effortless Christmas centrepiece, paired with fiery roast potatoes

This Sherry-and-quince-glazed ham can be scaled up or down in size – just use the calculations below. Rather than the fuss of boiling then baking, we prefer to tent the ham with foil and bake in its own juices before glazing, why not try this to go alongside your Christmas Day turkey

Cook the perfect Christmas centrepiece with our showstopping glazed ham

Fruity, smoky, sweet and salty, this ham is a Christmas flavour explosion. It looks impressive with the bone in and carved at the table

Mother’s restaurant in New Orleans (mothersrestaurant.net) is famous for its baked ham. The recipe is top secret, but the glaze is rumoured to include root beer. Give our version a go...