Scandinavian ham roast

Ingredients for 8 servings:

• 2 kg cured ham with rind
• 20 cloves
• Salt, coarse and pepper
• 2 kg red cabbage
• 2 onions
• 3 tbsp clarified butter
• 3 tbsp vinegar
• 2 apples, sour (e.g. Boskoop)
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 bay leaf
• possibly cornstarch and crème fraîche

Instructions

Working time approx. 45 minutes; Total time approx. 45 minutes

With red cabbage

Preheat the oven to 150°C (top/bottom heat), 130°C (fan oven), gas mark 1. Score the rind of the ham roast crosswise, season with salt, pepper, and stud with the cloves. Place the roast, rind-side up, in a roasting pan and roast in the oven for about 4-4.5 hours. Trim and quarter the red cabbage, remove the stalk, and coarsely grate it. Peel and finely dice the onions. Heat the clarified butter in a roasting pan and fry the onions until translucent. Add the red cabbage, vinegar, and 200 ml of water. Wash, core, and roughly dice the apples. Add the diced apples, sugar, and bay leaf, and cook the red cabbage in a covered pan for about 45 minutes. Remove the meat from the roasting pan and keep warm. Boil the meat juices with 1/4 liter of water, pour into a small saucepan, bring to a boil, and season with salt and pepper. If desired, thicken with cornstarch dissolved in water and finish with crème fraîche. To serve, slice the meat and arrange it with the red cabbage and the sauce. Serve with boiled potatoes.