Haam am Hée

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