Nigella ham in coke help

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On the recommendation of some lovely MN'ers, I decided to try the Nigella Ham recipe.

Got up this morning to make it and realise that the largest saucepan we own is not big enough to hold a 2kg gammon, 1.5l coke and an onion.

Also, that DH bought dark brown sugar instead of Demerara sugar.

I've had to stand the gammon on it's side (which Nigella instructed) but 1/3 is not submerged and the lid is resting on the top of the hand (she also said 'not too tight')

Tell me that it will be okay & 0.5l of coke won't really make a difference, that it doesn't matter if the ham is not comple and that brown sugar works just as well...

Or give me some tips to recover!!!

Sorry, saucepan not big enough for 2ltrs of coke, ca only get 1.5l in 🙄

It’ll be fine. Just turn it halfway through. And brown sugar will do the job perfectly.

Give it a go. Flip the ham half way through.

Can you cut it in half to make it fit, and reduce the cooking time ?

Morning. We've been doing this for years. It will be fine. Top up with boiling water. Slice the onion thinner. It's thrown away anyway. Any sugar will work. Just watch it doesn't burn. Open a window in the kitchen. It throws off lots of steam. It's yummy btw.

Bloody marvellous.

It's on, I've trimmed the onion down & I'm going to turn half way through too.

Thank you all