Roasted ham shoulder with Martini sauce

Although it may seem like a lie, roasting a shoulder of ham at home is not difficult at all and on top of that it is a dish that, due to its size, is perfect for meals with many diners and is economical. The grace of this stew is the Martini sauce, along with the spices and sugar, it will caramelize the meat throughout the baking, leaving a delicious flavor. It is a wonderful Christmas proposal since it is a very attractive dish and if you accompany it with its sauce and mashed potato or apple compote the result will be a success. Due to their size you may have some leftovers, with them you can make delicious sandwiches, appetizers, croquettes, etc. Ingredients:

• 1 pork shoulder of approximately 2'100kg
• Salt
• Rosemary
• Cloves

Ingredients for the sauce:

• 1/2 l of Martini Rosso
• Peppercorns to taste
• Cinnamon to taste
• 2 tablespoons muscovado sugar

Preparation:

1. Preheat the oven to 140ºC
2. Put salt on both sides of the piece on the meat with your hands, also put sprigs of fresh rosemary on both sides. With a sharp knife, make very superficial diamond-shaped cuts and place a clove in each diamond.
3. Put the piece of meat in the Monix Magma 32 cm low saucepan and set aside.
4. To make the sauce we are going to make a reduction with all the ingredients. Put the Martini, the peppercorns, the cinnamon and the muscovado sugar in the Monix Optima 16 cm saucepan and let it boil until it reduces by 1⁄4. It will be like a syrup.
5. Using a brush, paint the top of the piece and spread the remaining sauce around to continue wetting the meat during cooking.
6. Put the saucepan in the oven and every half hour we wet it with the juices from the tray.
7. The time will depend on the weight of the meat, but at least it will be about 3h -3h1/2, although you can also know by looking at the internal temperature of the meat, it should be about 70oC.
8. Fillet the meat and accompany it with mashed potatoes, applesauce or some type of chutney.

Photographs and recipe by Silvia .