Cuban ham – a detailed recipe for cooking. friends: 
Food photography: Julio Villa Time: – Servings: 12 – 14 In recipes volumetric containers are used in volume: 1 cup (tbsp.) – 240 ml. 3/4 cups (st.) – 180 ml. 1/2 cup (tbsp.) – 120 ml. 1/3 cup (Art.) – 80 ml. 1/4 cup (st.) – 60 ml. 1 tablespoon (tbsp) – 15 ml. 1 teaspoon (tsp) – 5 ml.
Ingredients for the recipe:
- 1 piece of fresh ham (4.5 – 5.5 kg.)
- 1 tbsp. sour orange juice (or 110 ml. orange juice and 60 ml. lemon and lime juice)
- 1 peeled and crushed head of garlic
- 1 tbsp. l dried oregano
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tbsp. l salt
- 1/2 tbsp. water
Recipes with similar ingredients: Ham, Pork, Orange juice, lemon juice, lime juice, oregano, cumin, garlic
Recipe preparation:
- Combine juice, garlic, oregano, cumin, salt and water. Put ham in a large bowl or tight, fluid tight plastic bag and fill with marinade. Let the meat brew in refrigerator overnight. (Or let the marinade soak in for an hour, strain it and put it directly into the ham with a meat syringe, wrap the meat and refrigerate it overnight. Use marinade leftovers to water meat during baking).
- Preheat the oven to 160 ° C. Get the marinade ham (keep the marinade) and dry. Strain the marinade in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Put the ham fat up in the mold for bake and cook for about 25 minutes. for every 450 grams, or for now the internal temperature according to the culinary thermometer will not reach 70 ° C. Pour the marinade over the meat approximately every 20 minutes. Take out the ham cover with foil and let stand for about 15 minutes. Her temperature rises to 71 ° C. Slice and serve.
