Roasted Yunnan Ham

Roasted Yunnan Ham

　　【Cuisine】 Yunnan Cuisine

　　【Characteristics】 Pale yellow in color, crispy skin with tender meat, rich but not greasy, melts in the mouth, and has a strong, savory aroma.

　　【Ingredients】 1500g Yunnan ham tip, 6 eggs, 75g high-gluten flour, 250g broad bean starch, a small amount of food-grade alkali.

　　【Preparation Process】

　　1. Scrape and clean the Yunnan ham, wash off dirt and rancid smell with warm alkaline water, rinse twice with clean water, then place in a pot, add water and simmer for one hour until cooked but not falling apart. Remove, and peel off the skin.

　　 2. Crack the eggs into a bowl and beat them, first mix in the high-gluten flour until smooth, then stir in the broad bean starch to form a thick egg-white paste.

　　 3. Burn charcoal in a brazier. Skewer the ham on an iron spit with the fat side facing the fire. When heated, use a brush to apply the egg-white paste onto the ham. Once the flame browns the paste, apply a second coat and brown it again. Then apply a third coat, and once browned, slice the ham together with the paste into 2.5cm-thick slices. Repeat the process of brushing three coats of egg-white paste, browning each layer, and slicing for the remaining ham and paste until both are used up. Cut the sliced ham into 4cm-long, 3cm-wide rectangular strips, arrange them on a plate, and serve.