Ham/Bacon in Sydney

amybabes

Had a search but haven't really come up with any recent threads.
Cooking Christmas in July dinner this week and desperately looking for ham that someway tastes like Irish ham.
I boiled a ham the first Christmas I was here (2009) and was so disappointed with the result, it was just about edible covered in gravy and turkey and stuffing. Other times I've had ham, it was too smoked. Is it just an urban legend that you can get good ham over here? Have heard a few people say "oh my friend says she gets ham that tastes like ham from home all the time" many times but yet have i to find it myself!

Has anyone found anything remotely like it in Sydney - if so, please share!! Not fussed about having to travel or fork out for it!

hussey

You know you don't boil ham over here? All ham is already cooked, so by boiling it, you are over cooking it.
I've bought ham from woolworths (usually a half leg) for xmas & xmas in July, glazed and baked it and it is great (90mins)

http://recipes.coles.com.au/recipes/902/maple-and-caramelised-orange-triple-smoked-ham/ was one I used a few years ago and it was fantastic

amybabes

The Ham we bought was definately not cooked - we did have to search hard to find it. Even boiled it on Xmas eve in salty water as per manmy's instructions but just not the same

Really trying to avoid smoked ham if possible have a tough crowd!

ArseBurger

Look for pickled ham in Woolworths or Coles. That's boiling bacon. Not as salty but it's the closest you'll get.

The Aussie

amybabes wrote: »

Christmas in July dinner this week.

hussey wrote: »

xmas in July

Have I missed the memo again?

What is Christmas in July?

spurious

Wouldn't there be some way to contact a master butcher who processes his/her own meat and see could they help you?

edit** Might be worth an email or phone call to these guys.

s.c

ArseBurger wrote: »

Look for pickled ham in Woolworths or Coles. That's boiling bacon. Not as salty but it's the closest you'll get.

Ya pickled pork or ham is the best it gets. Had some at the weekend actually and it was quite nice.

man1

There is a butcher in Penrith who sells Irish rashers, sausages, black pudding etc and he also sells (properly prepared) Irish ham for boiling. He delivers too. I get the ham there every xmas its the same as ham at home. No difference, a pigs a pig wherever you are.
Also there is a place in Hornsby that sells the same but haven't tried the ham there but their white pudding is fantastic.

Batgurl

The Aussie wrote: »

Have I missed the memo again?

What is Christmas in July?

You've been out of the game too long Aussie...or you never lived in NSW.

It's a tradition that started back in the 80's in the blue mountains when Irish immigrants decided to enjoy the Aussie winter and have a christmas celebration in the cold and snow.

It's been adopted by quite a few Aussies as well but I think has also experienced a renewed resurgence with the increase of Irish here now.

The Aussie

Batgurl wrote: »

You've been out of the game too long Aussie...or you never lived in NSW.

Well over a decade for both.

Batgurl wrote: »

It's a tradition that started back in the 80's in the blue mountains when Irish immigrants decided to enjoy the Aussie winter and have a christmas celebration in the cold and snow.

Nice tradition, I don't think I could stick a 37 degree Christmas Day anymore, although I miss the backyard cricket.