Cola Ham with Maple and Mustard Glaze
Cook a juicy gammon joint in a cinnamon-spiced stock, then add a sticky syrup and clove sauce and serve in thick slices.
Method
Based on 8 servings, adjust as needed.
Step 1
Put the unsmoked boneless gammon joint in a large pan and cover with 2l cola. Add 1 chopped carrot, 1 quartered onion, 1 chopped celery stick, 1 cinnamon stick, ½ tbsp peppercorns and 1 bay leaf.
Step 2
Bring to the boil, then turn down to simmer for around 2 ½ hrs, topping up with boiling water if necessary to keep the gammon fully covered.
Step 3
Carefully pour the liquid away, then let the ham cool a little while you heat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5.
Step 4
Lift the ham into a roasting tin, then cut away the skin leaving behind an even layer of fat. Score the fat all over in a criss-cross pattern.
Step 5
Mix 150ml maple syrup, 2 tbsp wholegrain mustard, 2 tbsp red wine vinegar and a pinch of ground cloves or five-spice in a jug.
Step 6
Pour half over the fat, roast for 15 mins, then pour over the rest and return to the oven for another 30 mins, baste half way through.
Step 7
Remove from the oven and allow to rest for 10 mins, then spoon more glaze over the top. Can be roasted on the day or up to 2 days ahead and served cold.
- Ingredients
- Based on 8 servings
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1 Cinnamon Stick 1x Sainsbury's Cinnamon Sticks 13g -
1 Carrot, chopped 1x Sainsbury’s Carrots Loose -
1 Bay Leaf 1x Sainsbury's Bay Leaves 3g -
2l Cola, (not diet) 1x Sainsbury's Cola 2L -
150ml Maple Syrup 1x Sainsbury's Pure Canadian Maple Syrup 250g -
2 tbsp Wholegrain Mustard 1x Sainsbury's Wholegrain Mustard 180g -
½ tbsp Peppercorns 1x Sainsbury's Black Peppercorns 45g -
2kg Unsmoked Boneless Gammon Joint 1x Sainsbury's Unsmoked Large Gammon Joint 2.3kg -
pinch of Ground Cloves, or five-spice 1x Sainsbury's Ground Cloves 37g -
1 Stick Celery, chopped 1x Sainsbury's Celery -
2 tbsp Red Wine Vinegar 1x Sainsbury's Wine Vinegar, Red Wine 500ml -
1 Onion, peeled and quartered 1x Sainsbury's Onions Loose