Hi

My friend said yesterday she was making ham for tea, however she had seen a recipe on the tele where it was boiled in cola for two hours and left a caramelised smokey barbqued flavour to the ham.  To be honest it sounded disgusting but she fetched me some this morning and it was lovely,  I tried it tonight, I just put ham in pan covered it with cola and an onion and boiled. It sort of had a carmalise tinge but really just tasted like ham lol.  Must have done somnething wrong.  Has anyone else tried this recipe and got it right

Has anyone got any good recipes for cooking ham joints?

I normally coat mine in mustard and then coat with brown sugar. Stick some cloves in then cook in a pan half covered in cider in the oven :D Very yummy :D

I have seen receipes for cooking ham in Cola, but they were boiled first, then baked with the cola.  Never tried it.  I have used the same recipe for years,  boil a ham for half the cooking time (20 mins per lb plus 20 mins), with enough water to just cover and an onion, carrott, stick of celery, clove of garlic and some perppercorns in the water.  Take out of liquid (I use this for stock) and place in baking tray.  remove the skin, taking care to leave the fat on the ham and score the fat inti diamonds.  Stud each diamond with a clove.  Mix together a tablespoon of dry mustard, about 4 tablespoons of muscavado sugar and  about a mugful of cider vinegar.  Pour over ham.  Roast in a medium oven for the remainder of the cooking time, basting with the glaze at least 3 times.  Don't overcook, or the glaze will caramelise solid in the tin!  Remember to remove the cloves before serving.  It is delicious either hot or cold, and looks great, all shiny brown and yummy.  The smell whilst cooking is also wonderful, after the initial vinegar is cooked off (can be a bit eye watering when you do the first baste)
bye
Gwen

I've done this, and it's lovely.  Just used normal cola when I did it, but intend to do the Christmas ham with cherry cola this year.

M.

I've done it too (the Nigella Lawson recipe ) and it's delicious!! Let me know how the cherry cola goes, Brihow Collies as I was looking at that recipe the other day too :)

It must be proper Coca-Cola - no other brand will do and def. not diet!!!

My christmas ham will be studded with cloves and glazed with a paste of english mustard powder, muscavado sugar and orange juice. Yum :)

I cook my ham in cider - tastes absolutely wonderful!

Hi brihow collies.  did I don it right, just put ham in a pan cover in cola and boil?.  My friends looked and tasted totaly different to mine, hers was caramilised and had a smokey taste to it? Havent seen her yet to ask if I missed a bit out?

Definitely needs baking afterwards, if you didn't do that?  If I remember rightly, it was baked with a mustard and brown sugar topping?

M.

oh that might be why then lol ;-(