Pork leg in dough is a great ceremonial dish! Guests and family will be delighted. Thanks to the crust of dough, the ham will be juicy and delicious! Preparing a dish takes time and effort.
It is necessary
- - pork ham (one piece) - 1.5 kg;
- - carrots - 1 pc.;
- - celery root - 100 g;
- - garlic - 4 cloves;
- - dill - 30 g;
- - sugar - 2 tbsp. l.;
- - salt - 1 tsp;
- - ground black pepper - 0.5 tsp;
- - rye flour - 2 cups.
Instructions
Step 1
Rinse the meat and place in cold water with ice for 1 hour.
Step 2
Grate carrots and celery on a coarse grater. Chop the garlic. Remove coarse stems from dill and chop finely. Mix all ingredients.
Step 3
Remove the ham from the water, dry it. Carefully cut the skin and fat, remove them from the meat in one piece. Salt and pepper the meat, put the cooked vegetables on it. Cover vegetables with removed lard (with skin), secure lard with skewers. Sprinkle the sugar over the ham.
Step 4
Dough preparation. Combine flour, sugar (2 tsp) and salt (0.5 tsp). Gradually pour cold water into the flour, knead the dough to the consistency of very thick sour cream.
Step 5
Spread the dough on all sides of the ham. It is necessary to leave a little dough, about 1/3 part. On a baking sheet, put a silicone mat (or foil greased with vegetable oil), lay the ham and bake in the oven at 180 degrees. When the ham shrinks a little during baking, cracks appear on the dough, remove it from the oven and coat it again with the remaining dough and continue baking. After the crust of dough is baked, place a frying pan of water in the oven and add water as it evaporates. Bake the ham for another 1.5 hours. Remove the ham from the oven and place on a platter. Garnish with herbs and fresh vegetables. The magnificent ham is ready!
