to think Mumsnet may have misled me?

[megandraper]

I have poured 2 litres of coca cola over a gammon joint and put it in a low-heat oven.

It looks, frankly, vile.

Mumsnet has promised me that in 5 hours time, it will transform into a feast of loveliness.

AIBU to have doubts?

YANBU to have doubts about any recipe you haven't tried before.
Key question. Do you have a teenager? It's always easier to cope with a cooking failure if you have a bottomless pit ready and willing to engulf it.

leave it....it will be scrummilicious !!!

You'll rot its teeth!

Well, if you are ABSOLUTELY sure. I need dinner to be ready to pull out of the oven at 5.30, and don't have time to faff about with alternatives...

No teenager, Woffling, though DH will eat pretty much anything and often has to DCs are 5, 3 and 1 so quite prone to taking against funny-looking stuff. 5yo and 1yo love ham though, so am hopeful.

It will be fabulous..!

It will be DELICIOUS. Yum.

So glad I saw this thread. I was going to do boiled gammon for dinner. Definately trying this instead if it can be done with a boneless joint?

What C temp in a fan oven?

I love trying new things but will not be trying beef cheek ever again after last weeks yucky, slimey mess!

Oh yes what is recipe sounds gorgeous!

I make this recipe... it's so so good. bedhopper you'll love it.
cookieRookie I don't knwo what the MN recipe is, but this is the Nigella Lawson one I use which will have the temps etc that you need

It'll be fine!

I was unconvinced the first time I made it, but honestly, it was lovely!

I've made this and it was delicious. I am crap at cooking so if even I can make it and it tastes good, then you should be okay. [hsmile]

Thanks Taking

Happy cooking bedhopper

You'll never cook gammon any other way from now on! And if it's a large joint, you'll probably find yourself picking at it afterwards until it's all gone like me

I am quite excited now. That Nigella recipe looks lovely though a bit more complicated than what I'm doing.

DeadFairies - I'm cooking it in the simmering oven of an Aga, but I think that's about 70 degrees centigrade (I brought it to a simmer on the hob before putting it in the oven).

Will report back later this evening on how it went...

I have done the Nigella recipe for this and it was delicious

Stupid question but what would you serve it with?

mash & carrots for me!
Any type of potatoes & veg would be good.

I tried this last month, not the fancy nigella one either, just gammon with coke served with roast veg. It will be amazing, DP and DS(8) wolfed it down.

Serve it with ice and a slice surely?

So, anytime I try the nigella recipe my gammon always sort of breaks up and comes apart, even on the lowest simmer, is the oven the way to go then? Do you add anything else?

Is it full-fat Coke?

I serve it with cheesy jacket potatoes and beans or sweet potato mash - yum!

I've never eaten it (veggie) but my boyfriend and brother love it.

Yes to full fat coke carabos diet coke doesn't work properly for some reason.