Australian Gourmet Traveller - (12)December 2019 (1)

Brush up

Glaze is essential to the presentation

(and avour) of a perfect Christmas ham.

The fundamentals are simple: sugar for

sweetness, spices for complexity, and

a little acidity to balance it all out.

FLAVOUR

FUNDAMENTALS

SWEET

Brown,rapaduraand

muscovadosugar,

maplesyrup,apricot

jam,marmalade,cola,

dessertwine,Marsala,

honey,kecapmanis,

peachnectar

SPICE

Cloves,cinnamon,

staranise,ginger,

fennelseeds,allspice,

cardamom,peppercorn,

smokedpaprika

ACID

Applecidervinegar,

whitewinevinegar,

verjuice,pineapple,

lime,orangeandapple

juice,ricevinegar

OTHERADDITIONS

Citruspeel,beer,soy

sauce,sake,fishsauce,

mustard,whisky,bay

leaves,makrutlime

leaves,thyme

WORDS LISA FEATHERBY. PHOTOGRAPHY WILL HORNER. STYLING JERRIE‰JOY REDMAN‰LLOYD.

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