Simmered Country Ham

Name: Simmered Country Ham
Ingredients: 14 pound, country ham; 3 , medium carrots, cut into large chunks; 3 medium ribs, celery, cut into large chunks; 2 , medium onions, cut into large chunks; 6 sprigs, fresh thyme or fresh rosemary

Main Courses
Pork

Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 1996

We find that only older hams need to be soaked before cooking and that baking and simmering yield delicious but very different results.

SERVES 30

TIME 4½ to 5 hours, plus 36 hours soaking, 1 hour cooling, and 8 hours chilling

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