how to cure ham
Once you get the meat curing process right, your ham will keep for 6 months to a year. There are 2 methods of curing ham, one is to dry cure it where you rub a salt mixture into the pork and hang it up to dry, and the other is a wet cure where you place the pork in either a brine or a pickle and then hang it up to dry.imple Salt Brine Recipe for Curing Ham. Boil all the ingredients together for 20 minutes and cool before pouring it over the meat. Find a large, clean container and place the meat inside and cover with the brine mixture completely. Leave it there for 3 weeks, then wash, and dry it off.