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Ham in ginger beer
This is a British take on ham in Coca-Cola, with a really spicy kick from the ginger. Don’t use a ginger beer with artificial sweeteners in – I used Fentimans, which has a little less sugar than some of the others.
INGREDIENTS
750ml ginger beer
1 tbsp ground ginger
15g root ginger, sliced 1 small onion and carrot, sliced (or use peelings from making another recipe)
METHOD
Bring the broth ingredients to the boil then simmer for five minutes. Add the raw ham and follow the ‘how to cook’ instructions above.
THE GLAZE
Boil 750ml of the broth down to 100ml. Add 100g caster sugar, one tablespoon of soy sauce and one tablespoon of ground ginger. Simmer until syrupy and cool slightly. Stir in two tablespoons of demerara sugar. Brush on to the ham, following the ‘how to cook’ method above.