pumped coca cola and dry rubbed ham

[captain wassname]

Hi people : I concocted this ham reciepe recently.

for brine 0.3% salt petre
10.0% salt
3.0% sugar
86.7 coca cola ( real not diet)

Inject @ 10%

for rub 0.3 gms salt petre
10.0 gms salt
3.0 gms sugar


This cured a nice slightly sweet ham but (for me) not very pleasant gammon rashers. Im off to Carlisle to the Farmers market on Friday to try to buy about 3 kilos of leg.Iwill probably use a combination cure. Im curing 3 kilos with coca cola only 1 kilo to be cooked and eaten as is,1 kilo to be cooked and roasted with Vinners pineapple glaze. The other Kilo I would like to add a slight flavour of juniper and clove and cook. Obviously I would have to rely on the rub to apply flavours. Anyone any ideas as to Quantities.

Jim

[saucisson]

It might be easiest to add those flavours when you cook that last kilo Jim, in which case add half a dozen crushed juniper berries and a few cloves to the water/stock you intend to simmer in, assuming I've understood what you want to do correctly.

Dave

[captain wassname]

Thanks Dave Do you think thats enough Im cooking 1 kilo ham in 7 litres water for over 5 hours.
So plan is to cure 3 kilos of rolled boned leg .Cut 1 kilo off to cook with the juniper and cloves. Cook the 2 kilo piece and cut in half. Im freezing the glazing ham and the juniper and clove ham. Or should I cure-freeze-defrost-and cook the other two. Dont sound too clear to me hope you get the gist.

Jim

[saucisson]

That's a lot of water for a kilo of ham, I'd double up what I suggested. I would cure/freeze/cook out of preference, unless you wanted to try some sooner rather than later in which case cure/cook/freeze.

Dave

[captain wassname]

Thans a lot Dave; Ill go with your suggestion The 7 litres is (though I will check before cooking) the capacity of the crockpot .

A note to anyone trying this reciepe.You are likely to get some staining from the coke colouring in the middle of the ham but it will make no difference to the flavour

Jim

[saucisson]

There's no problem cooking it in 7 litres if that's the size of your pot, other than you'll need the extra flavourings. If you could seal the ham in a bag with the flavourings and a splash of liquid you could cut down on them substantially.

Dave

[captain wassname]

Thanks for the advice Dave I think Ill see if I can find a bag.

Jim

[wheels]

Does anyone know whether roasting bags are OK in liquid?

My ham's are too big for my vac-packer!

Phil

[clivmar]

Lidl bags are dish washer and boil in the bag safe they will take up to a 2.5kg ham (just).

Clve

[wheels]

Thanks

[captain wassname]

Hi Phil Ive found this it says ok for boiling

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Snapies-05170-5 ... 670&sr=8-1

or

http://shop.toastabags.com/epages/es109 ... 0080674411

a bit cheaper.

Jim

[wheels]

Thanks Jim

Phil