Main Dishes
Slow cooker cola ham
This slow cooker ham is cooked in cola until tender before being smothered in a honey and mustard glaze. Using the slow cooker instead of the oven is a great way to save energy, and giving the joint a quick blast under the grill at the end makes the glaze deliciously sticky and golden.
Ingredients
- gammon: 2kg/4lb 8oz unsmoked boneless gammon joint
- onion: 1 onion, roughly chopped
- cola: 2 litre/3½ pints cola
- honey: 50g/1¾oz runny honey
- wholegrain mustard: 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
Method
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Put the gammon and onion in the bowl of a slow cooker then pour over enough cola to just cover the ham. Put the lid on and cook on high for 7 hours. Carefully remove the gammon from the slow cooker, transfer to a chopping board and discard the onion and cola.
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Preheat the grill to high. Use a small knife to carefully cut away the top layer of skin, leaving the fat underneath intact, then score diamond shapes all over the fat.
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Mix the honey and mustard together in a small bowl then brush half of it over the fat on the ham. Cook under the grill for 7–8 minutes, basting with the remaining glaze until golden and sticky.
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Leave to rest, loosely covered with foil, for 20 minutes before carving and serving. The ham can be stored covered in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Slow cooker cola ham