I feel the need to cook a ham

[TheOneAndOnlyAlpha]

So I have it in my head if like to cook a ham for Christmas Eve dinner. I'm thinking a lovely baked/boiled honey ham, mash, cauliflower cheese and veg. I'm quite obsessed with this thought.

I've never cooked a ham though. Does anyone have a good recipe that is fool proof?

[Batbear]

We love Nigella's recipe for ham in coke really easy and delicious!

[fanoftheinvisibleman]

Ham in coke is the only way I can do ham now. Boil in coke with an onion and then top with brown sugar, treacle, mustard powder and cloves and blast in oven for 10 mins.

I have one cooking now in fact. We are having it with jacket spuds, corn on the cob, coleslaw and beetroot salad.

[TheOneAndOnlyAlpha]

Oooo. That sound delicious. Though 'Nigella's ham in coke' made me giggle. So childish.

[AndHarry]

I cooked Gordon Ramsay's honey roast ham one year. It was delicious if I say so myself!

I tried the ham in coke. It tasted like I expected

[breatheslowly]

Can you boil it in coke now, then defros and glaze it? We are both working all the way up to Xmas including Xmas eve and we are trying to think of shortcuts.

[TheOneAndOnlyAlpha]

That's an idea. I shall see if I can find the recipe. I have a nigella book lurking somewhere...

[breatheslowly]

We add a star anise to our coke and it adds a lovely flavour. Has anyone done Nigella's ginger ham? Is it any good?

[TheOneAndOnlyAlpha]

Hmmm. Doesn't say. I have the recipe for cherry coke.

[ziggiestardust]

Yes, can anyone put the ham in coke recipe up please? I need to try it.

[TheOneAndOnlyAlpha]

ham in coke

[normaleggy]

Just to clarify, does she mean coke as in the carbonated drink..?

[Alwayscheerful]

I have always loved Nigellas ham in coke but I can't help feeling her ham in coke was tongue in cheek or a private joke.

[ziggiestardust]

Ooh thanks theoneandonly I've got that as my Boxing Day ham now!

[BreadAndJamForFrances]

Ginger Beer and Tangerine Ham is our family favourite, very closely followed by Nigella's one with Coke. The ginger beer gives a lovely flavour, but not too strong, plus I prefer to cook this one as it doesn't darken the ham inside.

[WholeNutt]

I've tried naice ham in coke and ginger beer both lovely!

[LumpySpacePrincessOhMyGlob]

I always cook it in apple and cranberry juice. Then cook red cabbage in the juice, cook three and freeze in bags for later.

We have this Christmas Eve with buttery mashed potato. It's just delicious, salty gammon, red cabbage and creamy buttery mash.

[AngryBuddha]

I use to love, and it's the family favourite Jamie Oliver's Marmalade Ham
(Only do half the amount of pepper in the recipe or its over kill.)

[PigletJohn]

I prefer baked/roast as it makes better sandwiches when cold, and is good on the first day served with parsely sauce and stuff straight out of the oven. You can also get a better roasty fatty glaze.

However they do tend to be too salty so need to be put in cold water in the fridge the night before, or possibly boiled first than baked (have seen a recipe for that but never done it)