Coke Glaze For Holiday Ham Food

COKE GLAZE FOR HOLIDAY HAM

Steps:

• In Medium or large saucepan Pour juice of pineapple.
• Add Brown sugar to taste, 1 to 2 cups--more or less.
• Add 1 can coke.
• Heat to boil.
• Mix approximately 1 to 2 Tablespoons cornstarch with a small amount of water till smooth.
• Add to mixture.
• Heat till it thickens slightly.
• Prepare Ham: Use a 5lb. ham, boneless or a ham with bone whichever preferred.
• Place in a baking dish or roaster.
• Cut deep slits into ham.
• Place pineapple slices and Maraschino cherries on ham, using toothpicks to hold in place.
• When glaze has thickened, Using baster, baste ham throughly.
• Cook ham according to directions usually listed on ham packaging.
• Baste ham with remaining glaze about every 20 to 30 min. until done.

COCA-COLA HAM

Steps:

• Put the number of pounds of your ham into the portion scaler at the top of this recipe card to get the right glaze amounts.
• Preheat oven to 325°F. Place a ham largest cut side down inside of a roasting pan with high sides.
• In a bowl stir together the dijon, brown sugar, and coke. Pour it over the ham and rub the sugar into the ham as best as possible.
• Cover the roasting pan TIGHTLY with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove the foil and baste the ham all over with the juices from the pan. Recover, keeping the foil as tight as possible and repeat every 30 minutes until cooked.
• Remove the foil and baste the ham again. Bake uncovered for 15 minutes to help the glaze get crisp. Take the ham out of the oven and let it rest for 15 minutes before slicing and serving.

COLA-GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch baking dish with aluminum foil.
• Place brown sugar in a bowl; whisk in just enough cola to dissolve sugar and form a thick glaze. Place ham in baking dish and pour glaze over ham. Add remaining cola to bottom of baking dish.
• Bake ham in the preheated oven, basting with the glaze occasionally, for 2 hours.
• Transfer ham to a serving platter; tent with foil for up to 30 minutes before serving.

HOLIDAY HAM GLAZE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients (just prior to use) in a non-reactive saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Stir constantly while heating.
• Reduce heat, stirring and allow to simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Apply to ham while warm.

HAM.... HAM IN A CHERRY, COLA AND PINEAPPLE GLAZE

Steps:

• Wash the ham well under cold water to remove all excess salt.
• In a crock pot, put cut side of ham face down. Insert all the cloves into the ham.
• Cut the cherries and pineapple in half and insert a tooth pick to keep the cherries and pineapple in place on the ham. Turn on warm for 4 hours. This will release the water in the ham. After 4 hours drain the water and discard.
• In a medium bowl add cherry juice, cola, mustard, apple juice, brown sugar and Jalepeno ground pepper. Mix well and put into frig to chill. Pour the sauce over the ham, spread around with a spoon or brush. Then turn temp to low for 4 hours.
• NOTE: My crock pot is very hot, some of you might need to turn it up to high to maintain the temperature Baste every 30-45 minutes. Serve hot.