Slow cooker and coke

[Pippa12]

Is it true you can put a gammon joint in the slow cooker with a can of coke and leave it to cook? Has anybody done this, does it taste awful?

Yes you can. Use the cheap own brand full sugar cola!

You need the sugar to caramelise it

You might need more than a can but definitely use Coke rather than any diet versions or Coke zero. You can always use Cherry Coke or Dr Pepper.

I’ve done it a couple of times with coke, but have been told by DC and DH that when I use cider (cheap 2l bottle from Aldi!) instead of the coke it tastes nicer and has more flavour. I’m veggie so haven’t eaten it myself! Others I know love it with the coke, so give it a try.

Ps you will need enough coke to cover the gammon or it will dry out/ not cook through evenly.

Thank you- so I I literally tip the ful fat coke/doctor pepper over the gammon turn it on and off it cooks?

Trying to find half decent meals for 4 whilst on nights! Thanks so much for your help

Yes, it's delicious! Takes about 8 hours x

Oooh, I’ve not tried it with Dr Pepper! I’m doing that next!

Nigella Lawson has a recipe for ham in coke, you roast it briefly afterwards with molasses. You can also use cider or ginger beer.

Thanks so much! I don’t suppose any of you have put jacket spuds in?

Do it with a tin of pineapple chunks and some brown sugar next time. Glorious!

I've used coke and apple juice, both work nicely! I also chuck in bay leaves, black peppercorns and star anise.

I’ve done jackets but only once - the skins went all weird and soggy!

Yes it is lush. I adapt the recipe from Nigella Lawson

My son does this and says it's lovely. I'm planning similar next week but with cloudy apple juice.

I like gammon in lenonade or pineapple juice. Not much of a coke fan myself.

Have a look on slow cooked wonders on fb if you're on it.

Yes, we regularly have this for Sunday dinner. I put it on (gammon + can full sugar coke) before we leave for church at about 11 and by 6:30 or so it's all tender and falling apart - lush!

Never tried jacket spuds, I'd think they'd go soggy. Serve with creamy mash. Veggies and pickled red cabbage.

I do it with ginger ale, lovely.

I serve this at New Year with the sweet corn pudding Nigella Lawson recommends .
Don’t bother with the molasses bit tbh .
Plus any joint of bacon smoked or otherwise is perfect not just the more pricey gammon .

This sounds nice. I'm looking for ways to use my neglected slow cooker atm.

I use ginger beer with pork shoulder. Great stuff.

I think Mumsnet is spooky... I was planning on serving this at my boxing day buffet for the family and couldn't remember where I had seen the recipe...… I now know to google Nigella x

I also use the Nigella Lawson recipe. I simmer the joint on the hob then do the cloves/ treacle in the oven part . Absolutely delicious, even better cold the next day .
Definitely “real coke” with sugar, I use the best part of the huge bottle , keep topping it up to keep the joint covered. Try not to let it boil over , the resulting sticky mess is terrible to clean .

I use Nigella's recipe (I don't have a slow cooker though)

www.nigella.com/recipes/ham-in-coca-cola

Pig in coke yes, spuds in slow cooker no.