How to Make Formed Ham at Home. Cheap and Easy. Recipe Included.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds sweetness with a unique flavor.

sodium nitrite

Sodium nitrite is essential for curing.

corn syrup

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: honey

Agave syrup is lower on the glycemic index.

Gather ingredients: pork loin, pork chop steaks, salt, brown sugar, cure, sodium erythorbate.

Prepare a vessel to form the ham; can use a spring-loaded ham press or two pans of the same size.

Weigh the pork chunks to determine how much seasoning to add; aim for a total of about 1 kilogram.

Cut pork into cubes of different sizes to avoid air pockets in the formed ham.

Measure out 15 grams of salt, 10 grams of brown sugar, 3 grams of cure, and 0.5 grams of sodium erythorbate for the seasoning.

Mix the spices thoroughly with the pork cubes until evenly distributed.

Transfer the seasoned pork into the ham press or container, packing it tightly to remove air pockets.

Place the spring on top of the packed pork and lock it in place to compress the ham.

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