There are many ways to cook it, including boiling, steaming, and stewing. As long as you do it correctly, it will taste great. If steaming, place the washed ham into the pot, fat side down. When cooking, you can use an aluminum pot or an iron pot, steam for half an hour, bring it to a boil over high heat, then turn to low heat and it will be cooked in 5 minutes. When steaming, it is best not to use a pressure cooker. Take it out and put it aside. After it cools down, you can cut it and eat it. You can cut it into smaller pieces. The smaller it is, the better the taste will be.
It can also be stewed and eaten together with pig trotters for better nutrition. When cooking, add an appropriate amount of water to cover the surface of the ham, cook it over high heat, or add other things, such as tofu, fish head, etc., and you can take it out and eat it after 20 minutes. Before eating, you can also add some hot pot base ingredients to make the taste better.
Because ham is a hard, dry food, it is difficult to cook. So before cooking, you can coat it with some white sugar and then cook it, so that it will rot easily and the taste will be better. When cooking, you can add a little wine to make it less salty. When cutting, it is best to use a saw instead of a knife, the effect will be better.
Jinhua ham is brown on the outside and looks a little burnt, but the meat inside is red and white, with some fat in it, so it doesn’t taste greasy and tastes very delicious. It contains a lot of protein, which is very good for the body, especially the stomach, and is easily absorbed. Eating it regularly is also good for the kidneys and can strengthen yang. If you are injured, eat more to heal faster. It is good for bones. Some elderly people eat it to prevent osteoporosis and other problems.