Easy slow cooker ham in coke
This is a delicious slow cooker ham recipe - and you hardly have to lift a finger! Perfect for entertaining, special occasions like Christmas or even just because...
Ingredients
- 1.8 kg unsmoked boneless gammon joint
- 1 carrot chopped
- 1 stick celery choppped
- 1 onion peeled and quartered
- 1 stick celery chopped
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 tsp peppercorns
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 litres cola
- 100 ml honey
- 3 tbsp wholegrain or Dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp Chinese five spice
Instructions
- Add the carrot, celery, onion, cinnamon stick, bay leaves and peppercorns to the slow cooker.
- Then place the ham joint on top.
- Pour in the cola, and make sure the ham joint is submerged in the liquid.
- Cover and cook for 5-6 hours on medium/high. I find that 5 hours is enough in my slow cooker. You want the gammon joint to be cooked through and tender but still retain its shape.
- Once done, carefully remove the ham joint and place it in a baking tray or baking dish. You may need to pour the liquid away first, or use large tongs. Be careful as it's hot.
- You want to slice away any of the top layer of tough skin so it leaves the fat. You can score it with a knife, or if you'd prefer not to, that's also fine.
- Preheat the oven to 200c.
- Get a bowl, and mix the honey, mustard, Chinese five spice, and red wine vinegar.
- Using a brush, cover the ham joint with half the glaze. You can be quite liberal.
- Then roast the ham in the oven for 15 minutes.
- Then brush or pour over the rest of the glaze, and roast for a further 25-30 minutes.
- Leave to rest for 10 minutes, before slicing and serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 330kcalFat: 15g