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?

OP - so glad to hear you're alive , temporarily knocked out by delicious ham

gunz

parno, would love the recipe for making soup from the cider/ham liquid!

I'm going to have to try this, it sounds delicious.

Think you've all convinced me to try this recipe. I've always been a bit tempted and a bit revulsed simultaneously, but clearly it's nicer than I imagined.

Can this be tried with turkey ?

I doubt it Gunznroses, it only works with the ham because you would normally cook ham in liquid anyway

Going to have to try this now

Do I need to soak the gammon in water overnight first?

No mousebacon, not unless you have an unusually salty piece (though how you are meant to know that I don't know!)

Thanks TakingTheStairs

I didn't soak my gammon. It did taste a bit salty but in a good way.

I am SO trying this. I am glad to read it doesn't actually taste of coca cola as DH doesn't drink it.

fuzz - my DH can't stand coca cola either, but he loved the gammon.

I find it's best not to tell people what something is cooked in/with. Didn't tell dp his onion gravy had jam in it until after he'd said how lovely it was

So what did I do wrong?

Gammon in slow cooker, bottle of coke over the top. Tasted a bit meh! Tbh. Did I miss something out?

I did mine in a casserole dish yesterday, in at 12pm with 2 cans of coke over it and 2 onions quartered. Took it out at 4pm to cut it in half as was a bit worried it wasn't cooked through.

Served it at 5pm - whole family thought it was scrummy!

I made this a couple of weeks ago. It was bloody lovely. Although personally I would have brought it to the boil on the hob first.

Oh, I see you've had it and it was meh.

Well I think sticking it in the oven on low was the problem. I boiled mine rapidly for about 20 mins, then turned it down and braised it slowly for about three hours. I could have transferred it to the oven, I'm sure it would have been just as good, but you really needed to boil it first. Did you add a bit of onion and stuff?

Slow cooker might have been the problem. Mine took three hours on the hob. The slow cooker would probably have needed 24 hours

No onions or anything just in slow cooker from about 12ish until 5.

Think I'll try again on a couple of onions but do it on the hob.

I have done a similar thing in the slow cooker with a beef roast and root beer. Delish!

I see your Coke and raise you 2 l Coke and three lagers. Which is our standard gammon-simmer-stock.

I hate Coke, lager, and Coke and lager, and love this gammon.

The gammon and sugar is lovely zukie (though I use soft dark brown rather than demerara). Definitely try it!

I just kept turning mine, to make sure it was all coated.