Submitted by Glorious Bastard on
I found this recipe in ESQUIRE and it is quite good and fit for a man's pallet.
Ingredients
- 1 fresh ham,* 8 to 10 lbs
- 1 cup olive oil
Herbed Salt Mix:
- 4 tbsp chopped rosemary
- 2 tbsp chopped sage
- 2 tbsp fennel seeds, toasted
- 3 cloves garlic Zest of two lemons 1 cup kosher salt
- 1 tbsp black pepper
Instructions
Combine the ingredients for the herbed salt mix in a food processor and buzz together until green.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place about an inch of water in the bottom of a big roasting pan fitted with a rack. Brush ham with olive oil and season liberally with herbed salt mix. (Cover and save the extra mix in the refrigerator for up to one month.) Place ham on roasting-pan rack and put in oven. Let cook until the skin is golden and crackling and the internal temperature at the bone is 160 degrees, about 21/2 to 3 hours (based on 18 to 22 minutes per pound). Remove from oven, cover lightly with foil, and let rest at least 20 minutes. Slice and eat with a drizzle of high-quality olive oil and extra herbed salt.
*Fresh ham, also known as fresh pork leg, is the uncured hind leg of the pig. Ask for it with the bone in and skin on.