Gordon Ramsay's Cola Ham With Maple & Mustard Glaze

Name: Gordon Ramsay's Cola Ham With Maple & Mustard Glaze
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 3 h 15 min
Total time: 3 h 25 min
Yield: 6-8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 kg unsmoked ham; 2 liters cola (not diet); 1 carrot, chopped; 1 onion, peeled and quartered; 1 stalk celery, chopped; 1 cinnamon stick; 1/2 tablespoon peppercorn; 1 bay leaf; 150 ml maple syrup; 2 tablespoons coarse grain mustard; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves; 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

Submitted by Miss V.

"Cook a juicy gammon joint in a cinnamon-spiced stock, then add a sticky syrup and clove sauce and serve in thick slices"

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Ready In:: 3hrs 25mins
Ingredients:: 12
Serves:: 6-8

ingredients

2 kg unsmoked ham
2 liters cola (not diet)
1 carrot, chopped
1 onion, peeled and quartered
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 cinnamon stick
¹⁄₂ tablespoon peppercorn
1 bay leaf
for the glaze
150 ml maple syrup
2 tablespoons coarse grain mustard
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground cloves
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

directions

Put the gammon in a large pan and cover with cola. Add the carrot, onion, celery, cinnamon stick, peppercorns and bay leaf. Bring to the boil, then turn down to simmer for around 2 1/2 hrs, topping up with boiling water if necessary to keep the gammon fully covered.
Carefully pour the liquid away, then let the ham cool a little while you heat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. 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.
Mix the glaze ingredients in a jug. 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. 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.