Smokehouse Ham Recipe

Smokehouse Ham Recipe

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Get the recipe for Smokehouse Ham from Episode 108 of Steven Raichlen's Project Smoke. Adapted from his cookbook, Project Smoke (2016).

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Cooking tools:

  • Meat injector
  • Jumbo heavy-duty resealable plastic bag
  • Roasting pan
  • Cooling rack
  • Food-safe plastic bucket
  • Stockpot
  • Nonreactive pot
  • Butcher's twine
  • Smoker
  • Remote digital thermometer
  • Instant-read thermometer
  • Chef's knife
  • Cleaver
  • Measuring cup
  • Kitchen scale
  • Paper towel
  • Refrigerator
  • Stove
  • Colander
  • Airtight container

Ingredients

  • 1 fresh shoulder ham (aka picnic ham; 9 to 10 pounds)
  • 1 pound (3¼ cups) coarse salt (sea or kosher)
  • 8 ounces (1 cup) packed dark brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon pink curing salt (Prague Powder No. 1 or Insta Cure No. 1)
  • 2 tablespoons pickling spice
  • 3 quarts hot water
  • 2 quarts ice water
  • 10 whole cloves
  • 5 juniper berries, smashed with the side of a chef’s knife or cleaver
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 4 strips orange zest (½ inch by 2 inches)
  • 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns
  • 4 cloves garlic, peeled and lightly crushed with the side of a cleaver

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