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.