Reducing Saltiness in Ham Slices

Have you ever had really salty slices of ham? If you are really sensitive to your ham being salty, there is a simple thing you can do. Before you cook up your ham slices, place the slices in a dish of milk for approximately 20 minutes. I know it sounds pretty crazy, but it works.

You are probably thinking that your ham will taste like milk, but it won't. The ham slices will not pick up the milk flavors. After you soak the slices of ham for around twenty minutes, rinse them off with cold water and dry them with a paper towel. It is a simple and effective way to cut the saltiness of your ham slices.

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Simple Tip for Desalting Ham

Some people do not like ham because it is salty, or they really like it, but hate that it can be so salty. Ham is naturally salty, plus you have the majority of hams you buy at your local supermarket that are injected with a salt brine solution. So, ham can be pretty salty. However there is something you can do to desalt your ham a bit.

Now, this might sound a bit strange and some of it might sound like it is defeating the purpose, but bare with me, it works. To desalt your ham pour a can of ginger ale over it. After you pour the ginger ale on your ham rub salt all over the meaty side of your ham. You are going to want to do this at least 1 hour prior to cooking your ham.

Pouring the ginger ale on the ham and rubbing salt on it will cause the salt water to come to the surface of the ham, thus making your ham less salty. I know, it sounds weird, but it works.

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