Haam am Hée

Description
"Ham in Hay" - This recipe comes from the very north of Luxembourg.

Ingredients

 * 1 shoulder of ham, lightly smoked, of about 4 kilos
 * hay
 * 3 – 5 litres water

Directions

 * 1) Take a very large metal container, even a washing boiler, and pad it out with the hay.
 * 2) Pour between three and five litres of water over the hay.
 * 3) Lay the ham on the hay in such a manner that it does not touch the water, so that it is cooked by steaming.
 * 4) If necessary add hay during the cooking process.
 * 5) The pot should be covered.
 * 6) Place the pot on the heat.
 * 7) From time to time add water, to replace that which has evaporated.
 * 8) Cooking time is about 20 to 25 minutes per half kilo.
 * 9) The cooked ham should be presented on a bed of hay, and served with pommes frites and salad.