If you’re looking for a special way to cook ham, this ginger beer baked ham with a marmalade and hot honey glaze is for you!
If you’ve ever tried or made cola ham, you’ll understand why this works. The gammon (ham when cooked) is simmered in ginger beer – which gives the salty ham a hint of sweetness and spice. The marmalade and hot honey glaze is added before baking and really accentuates all of those flavours.
I like to make this ginger beer baked ham for special occasions, like Christmas or Easter, but it’s a delight any time of the year and makes a really delightful dinner.
Ginger Beer Baked Ham – The Ingredients
- Gammon – gammon is just an uncooked ham. The recipe is for a 2kg one, but you can adjust for the size of your ham by simply increasing or decreasing the amount of ginger beer. Get a good gammon joint from your local butchers for the best results.
- Ginger beer – very important, DO NOT use diet ginger beer! You need all of the sugar in the ginger beer to cook with the ham. Diet ginger beer simply will not work.
- Orange and onion – these are simmered in the ginger beer with the ham and add plenty of extra citrus and savoury flavour.
- Marmalade – a smooth marmalade without bits is best for this, but you can use any you like.
- Hot honey – use your favourite hot honey, or even make your own. The more spice, the better!
Wondering what to serve with your baked ham? Try some of these side dishes:
- The Best Cauliflower Cheese
- Potato Gratin with Pancetta
- Carrot and Potato Gratin
- Creamy Potato and Leek Gratin
- Welsh Style Potato Dauphinoise (Potato au Gratin)
- The Most Incredible Stir Fried Kale
- Incredible Truffle Mash
- Classic Braised Red Cabbage
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Ginger Beer Baked Ham
December 29, 2024Ham simmered in ginger beer, baked with a marmalade and hot honey glaze
Ingredients
- 2 kg gammon joint
- 1 litre ginger beer
- 1 orange
- 1 onion
- 2 tablespoons marmalade
- 2 tablespoons hot honey
Instructions
- Put the gammon, ginger beer, orange and onion (both cut in half) into a large saucepan or stock pot. You may need to add a little more or less ginger beer to cover the ham, depending on the size of your pot.
- Put in the hob and simmer on a low heat for 2.5 hours. Preheat the oven to 220 degrees Celsius.
- Remove the ham and place it on a roasting tray. In a small bowl, mix together the hot honey and marmalade. Brush over the ham, then put in the oven for 15 minutes until golden and bubbling.
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