Transfer the ham to a warm serving plate, and rest for 20 minutes. Meanwhile make the sauce. Finely chop the parsley (by hand or using a food processor, which makes light work of this).

Add the parsley stalks, then let it cook for a further half hour. • About half an hour or so before you are due to serve the ham, make the sauce (timing is not crucial here; both ham and sauce ...

Season to taste. Add lashings of chopped parsley to the sauce and turn off the heat. Serve the cooked fish on a pile of mashed potatoes with plenty of parsley sauce to pour over the top.

Feed a crowd this Christmas with a festive gammon joint - simply served with a creamy parsley sauce and root veg ... of the cooking water from the ham to loosen. Now add the parsley leaves ...

In a slow cooker, combine the water, ham hocks ... the potatoes to a bowl and mash to a puree. Stir the mashed potatoes into the soup along with the parsley. Season with salt and pepper and ...