Cola ham

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I am going to try my first Cola Ham but have some questions.....

Slow cooker or oven?

Full fat or diet coke?

To glaze and how, what with?

I know it's really popular so putting it to the experts.

Personally i do it in the cola on the stove. Then cut off the rind and score the fat . I then mix honey and mustard(i used the powder) and pour all over ham turning so it is well covered . I then roast in the oven till the fat is a nice colour . hth

Oh and i always use full fat

Has to be full fat coke

I use Nigellas recipe - it’s bloody lovely -which iirc is pretty much what hisname just posted

As it’s the sugar that does the magic

I'm going to try cola ham in the slow cooker this year too - is it really just a can of coke over the ham and then turn on slow cooker?

Apologies - just googled it and realised it's a bit more complicated than that

Ah they always go on about diet coke ham in slimming world but yea I can understand the sugar is quite important.

I boil in cola or apple juice/ cider then roast.

I use cherry coke, and then take it out, apply a crust of dark sugar/spices, and then roast. Lovely.

Dr Pepper is good too.... on the stove.

It's amazing. You do need the proper stuff and it's more like a bottle then a can.

I've only ever done it on the stove, then a quick blast in the oven.

Delia's recipe every time. It's divine.

Nom nom, I shall try this next week.

I do mine in a casserole pot on the hob.

Gammon joint in full sugar coke (enough to cover the meat), cinnamon sticks and star anise. I have the job on low (4 on the induction) for around 4 hours.

After 4 hours, I take it out and shred it like pulled pork. I then put it in a roasting dish and cover it with a mixture of brown sugar, cinnamon & maple syrup.
Leave it to work it's way through the meat, then give it a good mix before covering with foil and putting it in the oven to warm through. Take off the foil for 10 mins and turn the oven up high to get the crispy ham edges.

We usually have it in soft bread buns or with roast potatoes

I do it on low in the slow cooker, cut off fat as it just goes like jelly, and always full sugar coke. Ginger beer ham is good too

Some fab tips thanks! Looked up Delias recipe, ate the cloves essential? I hate anything like that.

I always skip the cloves. I tend to use a cinnamon/paprika/ginger/muscovado sugar mix for the crust.

I do a version of Nigella’s and it’s amazing.

On the Hob in full fat coke, with a clove studded onion.

When it’s done, let it cool a bit, slice off rind with a sharp knife, pat in a mixture of dark brown sugar and mustard powder (messy!), stud with cloves. Hung in oven until it’s all bubbling and juicy.