“Filipinos associate Noche Buena with delicious foods like ham, quezo de bola, castanas, salad, morcon, spaghetti, cakes and many others. Some families like to celebrate Noche Buena with ham and quezo de bola on the table. We all know that during the Christmas season, prices of commodities shoot up. So instead of buying ham in the supermarket, why not make your own ham.” - Ma. Idelia G. Glorioso
Ingredients:
- pork meat (kasim or pigi), 2 kg
Injecting Solution:
- water, 1 c
- salt, 1/2 c
- sugar (white), 1/4 c
- monosodium glutamate/vetsin, 250 mg
- ham spice, 1 tsp
- prague powder, 3 tsp
- ascorbic acid, 250 mg
Curing Solution (cover pickle):
- water, 8 c
- salt, 2 c
- sugar (brown), ½ c
- prague powder, 2 tbsp
or dry curing mixture
- salt, 1 c
- brown sugar, ¼ c
- prague powder, 2 tbsp
Cooking mixture per kg of ham
- beer, ¾ c
- cloves, 2 pcs
- bay leaves, 2 pcs
- pineapple juice, 1 c
- sugar, 1 c
- water enough to cover
UTENSILS
- mixing bowl
- chopping board
- casserole
- tray
- measuring cups
- carajay
- measuring spoons, turner/blow torch
- syringe, weighing scale
- knife, stove
PROCEDURE
A. Meat Curing
- Dissolve salt and sugar in boiling water for injecting solution.
- Cool then strain thru clean cloth.
- Add vetsin, hamspice, prague powder and ascorbic acid.
- Inject the solution into different parts of the meat.
- If curing solution is used, soak in curing solution for 4-5 days in the refrigerator.
- If dry curing mixture is used, sprinkle and rub ½ part of the dry curing mixture and stand overnight in a curing rack at room temperature. On the 2nd day, rub the remaining ½ part of curing mixture and stand again for another 12-24 hours.
B. Ham Cooking
- After curing, wash off the excess salt several times and finally soak in warm water. Drain.
- Boil the ham in enough water for 5 minutes.
- Discard water.
- Finally cook the ham in the cooking mixture for about one hour or until tender.
- Cover the ham with brown sugar and caramelize by placing in an oven or using hot “siyanse” or blow torch.
You can buy all meat processing ingredients at:
Ultima Entrepinoy Forum Center
Nutrition Foundation of the Philippines Bldg.
#107 E. Rodriguez Sr. Ave., Quezon City
Tel: 411-1349; 742-0826; 742-7866
Email: lulu_sfmh@yahoo.com
Web: www.spicesandfoodmix.com
source: mis.dost.gov.ph, picture from pinnaclepromotions.com
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December 16th, 2007 at 2:07 pm
juz tie it wit a thick thread so it wud look like one
December 13th, 2007 at 2:18 pm
hi there… could you give me tips on how to tie the meat so that the finished product of my ham will look like those sold in the supermarket, like small balls, they are round. thanks
December 12th, 2007 at 4:58 pm
hi there…just wonderin’ about the ham…that’s made in ground pork??i prefer that coz it’s easy to chew for kids but then…i don’t know how to make it and isn’t a pear shape molder is needed?is cassave flour have been used to shape up the ground meat for that ham?i hope you can post recipes of that ham…..thanks and more power.
December 9th, 2007 at 9:11 pm
@lisa, you can buy all meat processing ingredients at ultima entrepinoy’s listed number above.
December 9th, 2007 at 6:53 pm
hello po san po makakabili nung prague powder n ham spice? kung hindi po available yung dalawa ano ang pwedeng alternative? tnx so much!
October 13th, 2007 at 5:22 pm
wenay18@yahoo.com Says: 11/08/2006 03:11:00 PM
i’ve just read ur post msg boneless ham just one question if not to use msg as one of the ingredient kc medyo delikado yn eh and one more yng carajay ano klase ingredient yn and one last san available yng mga ingredients. tnx
rowena
Eu-Leh Says: 11/08/2006 06:06:00 PM
hi wenay, i’ll check what’s the alternative for MSG. try to experiment though by removing the MSG vs putting one and compare the taste of the finished product.
Carajay is a frying pan with a rounded bottom like a Wok or a Kawali.
regards.
Eu-Leh Says: 11/08/2006 06:12:00 PM
Most ingredients are available in supermarkets. You can also inquire DOST at Tel. Nos.: (632) 837-2071 to 82 locs. 2182, 2218, 2180, since this post was lifted from their website.
Anonymous Says: 3/17/2007 07:17:00 AM
This sounds like a nice ham. I have looked in all the shops around here (USA) no one has Hamspice what is in it so I can mix my own I await your response with intense anticipation
Bob
Eu-Leh Says: 3/17/2007 10:37:00 AM
Hi Bob,
You can check these links for ham spice suppliers:
yeagerspice.com
pghspice.com
wwf5.com
Regards,
Leo