Roast Fresh Ham from Four String Farm

By Tingrin3

Ingredients

• Ingredients:
• one 3 to 5 pound fresh ham or picnic roast
• 2 to 3 about 2 to 3 cups water
• salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper to taste
• aluminum foil

Preparation

Step 1

To prepare: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place pork roast in a 13×9 inch pan or glass baking dish. Generously sprinkle salt and pepper to taste over both sides of ham roast. I also sprinkle two or three teaspoons of crushed red pepper over the roast.

Slice ham or shred for "pulled pork"
Pour 2 to 3 cups of water into the pan (the water level should come about half-way up the side of the roast). Cover the pan tightly with foil and place in the oven for 2 hours. The water steams the roast as it cooks, and keeps the roast very moist. Do not let the water cook all the way out.

At the end of 2 hours, increase the oven to 450 degrees and remove the foil from the pan. Place the roast back in the oven for another 40 minutes. Turn the roast after 20 minutes to make sure both sides brown evenly. Ideally, the water will cook almost, but not all the way, out.

Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes. Spoon the juices in the bottom of the pan over the finished roast. The roast is ready to serve.

To serve as a “New Year’s Ham”, place the roast on a serving platter. Slice the roast across the grain and serve.