Does any one know how, or knows a recipe to deep fry a whole ham, like you would a turkey or chicken?

Or if it's even a good idea/possible?Does any one know how, or knows a recipe to deep fry a whole ham, like you would a turkey or chicken?
Southern


Deep Fried Ham By Rick Boyd


Deep Fried Ham


鈥?7-10 lb. uncooked ham (bone in skin on)


鈥?Marinade (See recipe below or your favorite marinade)


鈥?Peanut oil (for your deep fryer, aprox.5 gallons, less for a larger ham)


鈥?8-10 servings


鈥?Cooking Time: 35 minutes for a 10 lb. ham


鈥?Preparation time: 35 minutes prep time


Always, always, always operate your turkey fryer outside in the open and never, never, never under an overhang or in your garage. Always monitor the oil temperature until you are done. Never walk away and leave unmonitored. If you do, it will look like the space shuttle taking off upside down and your equipment will be ruined not to mention your pride.





2. Thaw your ham completely.





3. Place the ham in your perforated turkey fryer basket and put in your pot.





4. Now fill the pot with water until it covers the ham.





5. Remove the basket with the ham in it while draining all the water back into the pot and mark where the water level is. This is now the spot you use for your oil level.





6. Drain all the water out of the pot and dry.





7. Fill your pot with the oil to where you marked the pot.





8. Inject your marinade (See marinade recipe below) into several places throughout the ham and again, pat completely dry. If you have a rub, now is when you would apply it to the outside of your ham. ( I always inject my ham 24 hours in advance to allow the marinade to saturate the meat and increase the flavor of the meat )





9. Bring your oil temperature up to 375 degrees.





10. Now place your ham into your perforated turkey fryer basket and slowly lower the basket containing your ham into the oil while wearing a long sleeve shirt and construction gloves for protection. This process can take up to 2 minutes to lower to avoid the oil boiling over the top of the pot.





11. Place your turkey fryer thermometer into the oil and constantly monitor the temperature maintaining 350 degree. Place the lid on the pot slightly ajar to allow the thermometer to stay in the oil.





12. Cook for 3 陆 minutes per pound. Your ham will be done when the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees measured is several places with a meat thermometer.





13. Turn off your gas removing the heat source. Remove the basket and let the oil drain back into the pot. Place the ham in an aluminum pan and let cool for 15 minutes.





14. Now share your masterpiece with your friends and neighbors.





Please be careful due to the fact that hams are full of water. Once seared, it will be sealed. Always lower in the oil slowly. Please see the link to our website for frying turkeys for further safety instructions.Does any one know how, or knows a recipe to deep fry a whole ham, like you would a turkey or chicken?
it would be the same as turkey but at a slightly lower temperature. if you were cooking a turkey at 350 try 325 for ham. also make sure to use small hams bone in; a ham is much more dense than turkey . the down side is because ham isn't protected by an outer skin it going absorb some grease on its outer layers. also the oil will not be as usable after word and if you do use it your food will taste like ham
I don't think its a good idea. Ham is already cured, frying it would probably make it taste like a hot dog.
I'd get extra home owners insurance!
I've never heard of it being done but, by god your a genius! Oh that sounds just ... so good... and now im craving something that doesent even exist! Good one!.... lol!





Please let me know if you try it! Im very interested... and very hungry!





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I'm not entirely certain that this would be possible. The two problems would be that the ham would not have enough moisture to remain juicy and that it might be too thick and dense to cook well. Deep frying will take a lot of the moisture out of something, so you want to be certain that there is a lot to begin with. You'll also want to make certain that you cook at a significantly lower temperature than you you would for a turkey, as the ham is solid and doesn't have the interior cavity that a turkey or chicken does.





If you decide to attempt this recipe, make certain that you use a small ham 10 lbs. at the maximum, and cook around 275-280 degrees. If you go higher, you might risk overcooking the outside before the inside has the chance to heat up.
you have to realise....we Americans would fry anything! like possum...i dont really care for possum but i love the little taters cooked in the gravy