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Try this root beer glazed ham recipe, then check out our slow cooker gammon, roast gammon, baked ham and more Christmas ham recipes.

  • 2.5 kg smoked boneless gammon ham
  • 1 small onion
    peeled and studded with cloves

ROOT BEER GLAZE

  • 300ml root beer
  • a few good dashes Tabasco chipotle sauce
  • ½ tsp ground cloves
  • 2 tsp mustard powder
  • 6 tbsp brown sugar

Nutrition:

  • kcal634
  • fat32.6g
  • carbs19.1g
  • fibre0.2g
  • protein61.6g
  • salt7.9g

Method

  • step 1

    Make a note of the weight of the gammon and calculate the cooking time for 40 minutes per kilo. Put the gammon in a large pan of water, bring up to a simmer and skim any impurities from the surface. Add the onion and leave to simmer for the required cooking time (so a 2.5kg gammon will take 1 hour 40 minutes).

  • step 2

    While the ham is cooking, put the glaze ingredients in a pan and simmer until thickened and syrupy enough to brush over the ham.

  • step 3

    Heat the oven to 180c/fan 160c/gas 4. After simmering, let the ham rest until cool enough to handle then, remove the skin leaving a layer of fat. Score the fat lightly making sure you don’t go into the flesh. Sit the ham on a rack in a roasting tin and brush all over with the glaze. Bake for 40-45 minutes, brushing more glaze on as it bakes until it is a dark golden brown.

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