best ham recipie ever??

[Heathcliffscathy]

i want to boil our own ham for between xmas and new year. dh says we don't need a big leg hock bit but can do it with a smaller gammon bit.

any fantastic foolproof recipies???

does doing it in coke really work?

tia

Does it have to be boiled?

What about roasting?

i'm thinking the whole 24 hour boliing doobree thingy....is there another way???

I don't know, I've never boiled ham before tbh.

I always roast mine with lashings of honey.

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alwasy do delia form her xmas book
works a treat and is a lot easier htan it looks

gte rubber gloves for when oyu take the fat off as the ham is HOT

boil it in coke like nigella does -- divine... gives it a slight BBQ taste.. you can then roast it in oven after to get a crunchy coating

Tried the nigella recipe using apple juice and cranberry juice this weekend, yummy

thanks ladies.

anywhere i can get these recipies online???

Nigella's Ham in Coke is fab, the leftovers taste really nice too, like a deli ham. Yum.

Recipe

Thumbs up from here for the coke, and serve it with sliced Peaches in their own juice...mmmmmmm!

I always caluculate the cooking time for the size of meat, then boil for 2/3 cooking time with cloves, pepper corns, carrot, celery and bay leaf.

The I take it out remove the rind and make a marinade from 2 tablespoons orange marmelade, 100 mls Rocks organic orange squash (I'm sure any other one would do) and 4 tablespoons soft brown sugar.

Score the fat diagonally in both directions, and then spread the marinade over all surfaces of the meat, putting extra over the fatty side.

Take the cut off rind and cut into smaller pieces and toss in any remaining marinade.

Roast ham for the remaining 1/3 time, with the crackling on the side.

It really is yummy

I'm going to try the Nigella recipe this year - looks scrummy

me too
but over here downunder I have never seen gammon of any kind. Will have to quiz my butcher

thanks everyone...i'm definitely going to try it!

I've just ordered some ham for Christmas and realised I don't know how to cook it - can anyone post a link to the Delia recipes mentioned here? thanks