ℂ𝕠𝕜𝕖 & 𝕄𝕒𝕡𝕝𝕖 ℂ𝕙𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕞𝕒𝕤 ℍ𝕒𝕞 🎄

I know it’s still November and Christmas still seems a long way off but everyone has traditions and foods which make them feel ‘Christmassy’. For me it starts to feel real when I put my Christmas ham onto boil and even more so if I have a glass of mulled wine in hand! This Sunday I will be doing exactly this and officially kicking off ℂ𝕙𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕞𝕒𝕤 𝟚𝟘𝟙𝟡 in my household!🎅🏻 ⁣

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It’s taken me a few years to perfect this recipe; I now make it using a combination of 2 recipes...Nigella’s Coca Cola Ham and Mary Berry’s Maple Ham👩‍🍳⁣

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Why do I do this? I love the flavour that the Coca Cola gives the ham but I found the glaze to be a bit of a faff and not particularly appealing to my children. Mary Berry’s glaze however is simpler and I personally love the sweetness it gives to the ham once roasted in the oven.⁣

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If you’d like to give it a go and also get that Christmassy glow this weekend; here’s how...⁣

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Ingredients⁣

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2kg Gammon joint - unsmoked ⁣

1 onion, peeled & halved⁣

2 litres of cola⁣

3 tbsp maple syrup ⁣

1 tsp English mustard powder ⁣

3 tbsp light muscovado sugar⁣

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Using a large casserole style saucepan, put the gammon in skin side down. Put the onion in and then cover with the coke.⁣

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Bring to the boil, reduce to a simmer and cover and simmer for 2.5 hours.⁣

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Then remove the ham and let it cool...⁣

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Remove skin with a knife but leave a thin layer of fat, score the fat so you get lovely diamond shapes.⁣

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Put it into a roasting tin. Mix the maple syrup, mustard & muscovado sugar together and spread over the diamond shapes. Roast at 200 degrees for 10 mins or until it goes a lovely caramel colour.⁣

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It’s such a crowd pleaser in my house and I love how versatile it can be. Great cold in sandwiches or use it as a pie filling. ⁣

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Just make sure that you get yourself a glass of mulled wine while cooking...it’s the rules!🍷 ⁣

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Love & food ❤️🍴⁣

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