Jerk gammon recipe

Ingredients

• 4kg smoked gammon joint
• 1 handful of black peppercorns
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 onion, peeled and quartered
• 1 celery stick, cut into 4
• 1 carrot, cut into rough chunks
• 8 garlic cloves
• 5 shallots, peeled and roughly chopped
• 1 knob of fresh ginger, large, peeled
• scotch bonnet chillies, 6-8 depending on heat tolerance
• 2 tbsp of allspice berries, ground in a pestle and mortar
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves
• 1/2 tsp grated nutmeg
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 handful of thyme sprigs, leaves picked
• 65g of dark muscovado sugar
• 3 limes, juiced
• 1 tsp salt
• black pepper
• 1 tbsp of rum