There's no prep required for this slow cooker gammon recipe - just stick it all in a slow cooker and you'll be rewarded with melting, tender meat.

Ingredients
Unsmoked gammon joint, about 1.6kg
150 g (5oz) light brown soft sugar
500 ml (17 fl 0z) cider
2 bay leaves
10 black peppercorns

Directions
Tip half the sugar into the slow cooker and place the gammon on top. Rub over the remaining sugar.

Pour in the cider around the gammon. Add the bay leaves and peppercorns. Cover with the lid and cook on high for 4hr.

Lift out of slow cooker and discard liquid. If you want to glaze the ham, follow GH Tip below. Serve hot or cold with mash and greens, crusty bread or potato salad and mustard.

GH Tip

The gammon would also be delicious with a sticky glaze. Remove the top layer of fat from the gammon, brush the gammon with 1tbsp each of runny honey and wholegrain mustard and cook in a preheated oven at 200°C (180°C) mark 6 for about 15-20min until golden.

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