Oven Roasted Ham and Potatoes

Hi everyone! Today I cooked this delicious recipe for dinner. This is the way ham is usually roasted in north west Spain. The tip for a tasty result is to marinate the ham and leave it in the fridge overnight. This is the way ham has been cooked in my family for generations. This is a very easy recipe and it is ideal for special days. My son loves this dish, specially those roasted small potatoes.

Ingredients:

(Serves 4)

1 kg fresh ham or unsmoked gammon joint
1 and a half kg small potatoes
200 ml Spanish white wine
500 ml extra virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon ground garlic
1 teaspoon sweet paprika
1/2 teaspoon hot paprika
1 teaspoon oregano
Salt to taste

Difficulty and cooking time:

Easy
1 hour

Method:

Place the ham in a roaster and pour the wine on it.

Salt to taste. Then add the ground garlic, oregano, hot and sweet paprika and pour 2 tablespoons of  the extra virgin olive oil on it. Leave in the fridge for at least 4 hours or overnight.

Preheat the oven to 180º C and place the ham in the centre of the oven using the grill too. Cook for 30 minutes, then turn over and cook the other side for about 15 minutes.

Once you have turned the ham over peel and wash the potatoes, then salt to taste.

Put the extra virgin olive oil in a frying pan over a high heat and fry the potatoes for about 10 minutes or until golden brown. (Save this oil to cook other recipes.Olive oil can be used several times keeping all its flavour and properties)

When the ham is done set aside to rest.

Then remove the skin and carve into thick slices.

Place the fried small potatoes in the roaster with the sauce resulting from cooking the ham, bake in the oven for about 8 minutes and our dish will be ready.

Serve hot with salad or roasted peppers.

I hope you like it!
See you soon,

María