Slow cooker Coca-Cola ham

Name: Slow cooker Coca-Cola ham
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 4 h 35 min
Total time: 4 h 40 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1.5kg unsmoked, boneless gammon joint; 2 L (3 ½ pint) coca cola; 150g dark brown sugar; 4 star anise; 10 black peppercorns; 1 tbsp. treacle; 1/2 tbsp mustard powder; 50 mL (2 fl oz) honey

Our sweet and salty slow cooker ham uses Coca-Cola as its secret ingredient and makes a delicious alternative to traditional turkey this Christmas.

By Ailsa BurtUpdated: 15 September 2022

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This slow cooker ham recipe uses a few festive ingredients including star anise and black pepper, but it's coating the joint with Coke that gives it the real flavour.

Coca-Cola ham might sound bizarre at first, but trust us, it is delicious! The addition of the sweet fizzy drink brings out the flavour of the ham joint, and results in tender meat with very little hands-on time.

You make a glaze with mustard and honey to cover the ham with once cooked. It's a little extra effort but well worth it.

Find more of our favourite Christmas ham recipes here.

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Yields:

6 serving(s)

Prep Time:

5 mins

Cook Time:

4 hrs 35 mins

Total Time:

4 hrs 40 mins

Cal/Serv:

400

Ingredients

1.5kg unsmoked, boneless gammon joint
2 l
(3 ½ pint) coca cola
150g dark brown sugar
4
star anise
10
black peppercorns
1 Tbsp.
treacle
1/2 tbsp mustard powder
50 ml
(2 fl oz) honey

Directions

1. Step 1
  Put gammon joint into slow cooker and add the cola, sugar, star anise and black peppercorns. Top up with water if needed. Cook on high for 4hr.
2. Step 2
  Whisk together the treacle, mustard powder and honey until fully combined. Once the ham is cooked, drain and discard the cola and allow the ham to cool. Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan).
3. Step 3
  Once the ham is cooled remove the skin, leaving some of the fat behind and score it. Brush over the glaze mixture and put into oven. Cook for 25-30min until golden brown. Keep brushing the glaze over regularly until it is all used up. Remove from the oven and allow to cool before slicing.