How to Air Fry Gammon Steaks (Country Ham Recipe)

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How to Air Fry Gammon Steaks (Country Ham Recipe)

Learn How to Air Fry Gammon Steaks with these simple instructions. This British pub classic dish is incredibly easy to cook at home and air fryer ensures that the gammon is perfectly cooked with golden crispy fat. The only question is if you'll serve with egg, pineapple or both?!

5 from 4 votes

Prep Time: 3

Cook Time: 15

Total Time: 18

Servings steak

Author Chloe

Equipment

Air Fryer

Chopping Board - Plastic

Heavy Duty Scissors

Silicone Tongs

Ingredients

1 Gammon Steak - around 320g/11oz each
¼ tsp Vegetable Oil

Instructions

If your air fryer requires pre-heating, start this setting now.
Thoroughly dry 1 Gammon Steak.
Use a good pair of scissors or a sharp knife to cut through the fat at regular intervals around 2cm/1" apart.
Note: Make sure to cut all the way through the fat and a tiny way into the meat. This will ensure that you cut through the muscle that will contract and cause the gammon to curl as it cooks.
Brush or spray over roughly ¼ tsp Oil. Make sure to evenly coat both sides.
Place the gammon steak into the air fryer basket. Try to centre it so there is room for the air to flow all around the steak.
Cook for 15 minutes at 200c/390f. Start with 10 minutes and then check if your steak is smaller/thinner than mine.
Note: I don't find that I need to turn the gammon but you can if it makes you feel better (I get it) or if you find that it is often needed in your particular air fryer. But I don't need to using the rack in my air fryer.
The fat should be golden and crispy and it is easy to see when the gammon is cooked all the way through.
Allow to rest for a minutes before serving up. Spoon over juices that have collected in the bottom of the air fryer for extra flavour.

To Cook From Frozen

Cook for 15 minutes at 200c/390f.

Notes

Oil - I usually say to choose your oil to match your flavouring. For example use garlic, salt and rosemary with olive oil or for a more neutral flavour, sea salt and black pepper with vegetable oil. But with gammon I only like to use a neutral oil like vegetable oil.
Seasoning - You don't need to add any salt to gammon as it should be more than salty enough naturally. I'm not a fan of adding other flavourings but sprinkle anything you like onto the steak after adding the oil.
The air fryer version of this recipe is tested in a Cosori Lite (‎CAF-LI401S) with a 3.8 litre capacity. The square(ish) shaped basket is 21cm x 21cm and 24cm on the diagonal.
Not all models advise preheating is required. Please follow the recommended instructions for your model. Mine has a specific preheat setting which is 4 minutes at 205c.
For this recipe, I can just fit 1 large (320g/11oz) gammon steak in the basket at a time. This gives plenty of room to allow air to circulate.
As all air fryer models are a little different, you may find that you can fit more or less in at a time. Some models include stacking shelves which will increase capacity.
Required cooking times and temperatures can also vary between models and brands. If you know that your air fryer runs a little hotter than most recipes suggest, use a lower temperature. And vice versa. Equally if you find that food cooks more quickly in your machine than instructions usually state, reduce the cooking time (or check it earlier) and vice versa.

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