Recipes · Finnish · Main Courses
Joulukinkku (Finnish Christmas Ham)
One serving has 436 kcal and 31 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (120%), vitamin C (75%), selenium (55%), niacin (54%), pyridoxine (52%) and cobalamin (50%). Ready in 390 minutes.

- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 375 min
- Makes: 1 serving (181 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Dairy-free, High protein, Low carb
- Contains: gluten, mustard, pork
Ingredients
- 160 g Salted Christmas ham, uncooked (meat weight)
- 12 g Mustard
- 6 g Breadcrumbs, dry
- 3 g Sugar, brown
- 0.2 g Cloves, whole
Method
- Take the salted ham out of the fridge 2 hours before cooking. Heat the oven to 125°C.
- Put the ham skin side up in a roasting tin and push a meat thermometer into the thickest part, away from the bone.
- Roast until the centre reaches 75°C, about 1 hour per kg: for 5-6 hours for a 5 kg ham.
- Let it cool a little, then lift off the skin, leaving an even layer of fat.
- Turn the oven up to 225°C. Spread the mustard over the fat, mix the breadcrumbs with the brown sugar and sprinkle them over, and stud the crust with the cloves.
- Return the ham to the oven for 10-15 minutes, until the crust is golden brown.
- Serve warm or cold in thin slices, with the Christmas casseroles and rosolli.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 436 kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 8.2 g | |
| Water | 106 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.82 g | 3% |
| Protein | 30.9 g | 64% |
| Tryptophan | 0.35 g | |
| Threonine | 1.3 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.3 g | |
| Leucine | 2.4 g | |
| Lysine | 2.6 g | |
| Methionine | 0.78 g | |
| Cystine | 0.46 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.3 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.97 g | |
| Valine | 1.4 g | |
| Histidine | 1 g | |
| Fat | 30.4 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 14.3 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2.9 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 2.3 g | |
| Saturated | 10.7 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 89.6 mg | |
| Calcium | 33.5 mg | 3% |
| Copper | 0.14 mg | 16% |
| Iron | 1.7 mg | 9% |
| Magnesium | 33.1 mg | 11% |
| Manganese | 0.27 mg | 15% |
| Phosphorus | 345 mg | 49% |
| Potassium | 532 mg | 11% |
| Selenium | 30.1 µg | 55% |
| Sodium | 2,232 mg | |
| Zinc | 3 mg | 37% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 1.3 mg | 120% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.34 mg | 31% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 7.6 mg | 54% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.82 mg | 16% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.67 mg | 52% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 8.9 µg | 2% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1.2 µg | 50% |
| Choline | 3.7 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 0.62 µg | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 55.9 mg | 75% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.5 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 0.85 µg | 1% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
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