Great Cristmas Ham Hunt

computerwoman

Hi after looking in all the shop's at christmas ham's I have now found a large one 7-8lbs in weight...for £13...pounds at the co-op I looked everywhere else and they were £20-25 pounds so that's the best I have come up with can you do better...merry christmas...:xmastree:

computerwoman

Bump it up come on folks how much do you spend on a ham...what do you glaze your ham with....what do you do with the left over's....tar....:D

Wannabesaver_4

Hi all - im very lucky that at christmas all the family put money together for the food and we get a ham from the M&S food ordering. The ham is £35 but is the BEST ham you will ever eat. Quite expensive tho i know x

computerwoman

Wannabesaver wrote: »

Hi all - im very lucky that at christmas all the family put money together for the food and we get a ham from the M&S food ordering. The ham is £35 but is the BEST ham you will ever eat. Quite expensive tho i know x

you can't beat a ham at christmas...what with all that's been said and done with turkey and chicken this year I thought I know a ham...merry christmas hope you have a good one...:D

jo03

I shamelessly used the Nigella Recipe for Coca cola ham a couple of years ago now it is expected of me to come up with it but i dont mind.
You boil the ham in full fat full sugar hit coke and an onion to take up any extra salt.When it is cooked this is what you need to d0-
Score the fat with a sharp knife to make fairly large diamond shapes and stud each diamond with a clove. Then carefully spread molasses over the skin, taking care not to dislodge the cloves- trickier than it sounds. Gently pat mustard and sugar- you could use honey if you fancied too onto the joint then cook in foil for about 10 mins or until it gets a lovely burnished look-easy for me most things have this look getting permission to do it is like wow!
Enjoy

computerwoman

thanks jo03 we don't like honey never really got the taste for it...so I am just going to use cloves and brown sugar do you think this will have to same effect also I got an unsmoked one as no need to soak over night and just take off the top hard bit then score it into diamonds do you think this will work I am going off an anthony worral thomson recipe that is in my head from last christmas on christmas cooks but they don't seem to be doing it this year....any help gratefull it's my first ham....cw:Dmerry christmas:xmastree:found the nigella one so I may do that only I don't have a pan big enough...

jo03

It should be ok but it would be better if the sugar mix had something to key it you can get really mild mustard and mix it with the sugar it doesnt taste of it to any great degree.
You will be fine with it really I remember though the first one I did omg I sat right with it the whole time.:rotfl:

computerwoman

thanks jo03 a friend of mine is gonna lend me his crock pot (very very large pan with lid) so I can soak it in the cola and then simmer it in that too...black treacle is what is on nigella's recipe and mustard /sugar /cloves and an onion....so I'll go with that...

http://uktv.co.uk/food/recipe/aid/516270

here's the recipe...thanks happy holidays...:xmastree:

miss_phish

Oh, I'm glad this has come up - I've had this question burning for a while...

Is it just a gammn joint that you bake to make ham??

computerwoman

yes it is and you either boil it then roast it with a glaze or just roast it.....happy holidays...:D