Carving Half Leg Ham

The whole ham half ham or ham portion will need to be carved into smaller pieces for serving.

Carving half leg ham. A sharp knife preferably one with a long thin blade you feel comfortable controlling you dont need a meat cleaver to carve your ham A carving fork which youll use to stabilize your ham as you cut. LEG HAM CARVING GUIDE. The shank comes from the pigs lower leg and contains a single bone that runs down the length of the ham.

Carving Tips Carving a Whole Bone-in Ham. Continue slicing down to the bone working your way around the ham until you reach about a third of the way up. With the shank or lower leg to the carvers right steady the ham with a fork and cut a few slices from the thin side of the leg.

Before carving the meat should set for 10 to 15 minutes after it is removed from the heat source. -Place shank end on carvers left with the thicker portion of the ham on top. Butt ham meanwhile is made from the top portion of the leg.

Cooking Tips Bone-in or Boneless Ham Steaks. Make perpendicular slices to the leg bone cutting meat. Trim 1 to 2 slices from the bottom of the ham to create a flat steady base.

A country ham will carve easier. Re-soak your bag every few days. Cut down through the ham cutting as close to the bone as you possibly can and then cut off the largest section of boneless meat from the ham.

Lay the ham on a chopping board and place a tea towel over the shank the part with the bone. We stock a professional ham carving knife at Basco and this is probably the best knife to cut serrano ham with. This allows the juices to be redistributed throughout the meat resulting in a firmer juicier and easier to carve ham.