Cola-basted ham
15 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10-Lb Precooked Ham | |
| 1 | Bottle coke; (1 liter ) | |
| 1 | cup | Dark brown sugar;, firmly packed |
| 1 | tablespoon | Dry mustard |
| 2 | tablespoons | Prepared sharp mustard |
| 2 | cups | Fine dry bread crumbs |
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place ham, fat side down in a shallow pan.
Pour cola into pan to ½ inch deep. Bake about 2 hours, or until ham can be easy pierced with a fork. basting with cola every 15 to 20 minutes.
Center of ham will reach 140 degrees on a meat thermometer when properly cooked. Remove ham from pan and cool. Cut away rind and fat with a sharp knife. Combine sugar, mustard, bread crumbs and enough cola to form a thick paste. Place ham in the pan and pat all over with paste.Add remaining cola to bottom of pan. With oven increased to 375 F bake for 45 minutes longer., basting ever 15 to 20 minutes. until sugar-mustard paste has melted into a dark glaze. Let stand at room temperature 20-30 minutes before slicing.
Recipe by: Atlanta Journal
Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by ksmith3001@... (Katherine L Smith) on Nov 25, 1997