Christmas ham without coke?

[Clandy]

Does anyone have a delicious ham technique I could steal that isn't ham in coke? I recently had the most amazing ham that just melted in your mouth, but could not get the recipe. I have made ham in coke before and wasn't keen. Thank you

Bring to boil covered in cold water with clove-studded onion (2-3 cloves), couple bay leaves and few black peppercorns. No need to pre-soak. Simmer for a couple of hours, drain (keep liquid for ham stock/soup).

Remove the rind, leaving a thin layer of fat. Score this in diamond pattern, placing a clove at each intersection point. Mix runny honey and English mustard and paste over (or pour honey over and sprinkle with mustard powder). Place in foil lined tray (otherwise it'll be a bitch to get clean). Sprinkle over brown sugar, patting it on if necessary and bake until glaze looks 'done'.

Enjoy!

I honestly rate Delias ham over all the ones I've tried. Never done the coke one though.
I boil it up twice, first time, boil for 20 minutes and then discard the water, second boil, add some cloves, bay leaves and quartered onion. Reserve the water for stock/gravy or whatever, then peel the skin off but leave the fat underneath. Score diamonds in the fat, smear with English mustard, pat with brown sugar and stud the diamonds with a clove. Roast in the oven for between between 30mins-1hour depending on the size. Recipe calls for cider and stuff in the roasting dish but I've never done it.
It has come out delicious every time, melting with a lovely glaze. I have had lots of compliments over my ham
Try it!

I second the delia ham that hallow mentioned. I'd never made ham before last year when I had 9 of us around for christmas dinner (the turkey was big enough to not need it just in case it was shite). Everyone raved about it, and I even got a text a few hours ago from a mate asking fo rthe recipe so he can give it to his mum to make for him this year

We have done ham in ginger ale - that works well, and is very tasty indeed - in fact, that's how I am going to do the christmas gammon this year.

The recipe is very similar to the ham in coke one, but you use full sugar ginger ale instead - and I put in some spices and an onion too. This year I am going to glaze it with ginger preserve, spices and sugar.

I do mine in cider. Yum

I do mine in Guinness, with a glaze of mustard powder and muscovado sugar. We eat it hot on Christmas eve with gravy made from the Guinness. It has a fantastic flavour cold.

I like the idea of doing it in cider - thanks ThePig.

Oooh sounds good thanks. Will have a go at some of these over Christmas. Can never have too much ham :)

I second the above Delia style ones - but sometimes do a glaze with either Marmalade or Apricot jam instead of honey. Flavour is lovely with ham.

I always do mine in cider at Christmas - yum!

Nigella does one in 7 litres of ginger beer, then puts a ginger and marmelade glaze on it which sounds nice.

Maple Syrup at the baking in oven stage is gorgeous

I like the sound of the Delia version above also. My late dm always did the ham and I never thought to ask how. So from a novice:
What type of brown sugar?
How long to boil before put in oven? ( I know it depends on size, but I have no clue!)

Hoop, use an unrefined brown sugar or raw cane sugar.

Similar to siblings recipe, ie boil then roast but I use a mix of marmalade and mustard, with the cloves in the diamonds.

Re timings, 45 mins per kilo plus 30 mins as TOTAL time. Half the time boil, half roast, covered loosely with foil until the last 20 mins, then remove and watch like a hawk.

I'm hoping to do a ham on Christmas Eve but confused about what joint to buy. Is it just a normal gammon joint? And smoked or unsmoked?

Oh thanks, that sounds really helpful. Will get the sugar this weekend and I am so pleased I saw this thead as had lost the confidence to even try it, but now I will! Guess just emotional as it was always done by my parents and now they cannot do it.

Do you leave the cloves in for eating or just for decoration and flavouring? Never done that before but sounds great!

Yes normal gammon joint. Smoked is v salty unsmoked just salty.

I leave the cloves in but f

Don't eat them unless you want to bugger your teeth

www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/honeyandmarmaladegla_93186

Seriously, this is great.

And it's easy!

I also cook mine in cider (or apple juice) with cloves stuck into a halved onion, a sprinkling of whole peppercorns, bay leaves, bit of parsley/carrot/celery if any to hand.

Definitely bring to the boil in plain water first then drain, rinse and wipe any scummy bits of both ham and pan.

I boil mine and change the water a couple of times then score the fat, stud with cloves, pack dark soft brown sugar, poke some cocktail sticks in, stick some pineapple rings on the cocktail sticks and a glace cherry, then bake in the oven, basting with the melted sugar/pineapple juices as you go.

I boil mine in orange juice and water (50:50) and a few cloves. Then roast for 30 mins with a marmalade glaze. Mmmmm fancy this tomorrow now...

That's exactly what I do! Link to recipe in earlier post. I