Easy Cola Glaze Recipes

EASY COLA GLAZE

Steps:

• In small bowl, mix all ingredients with whisk until well blended.
• Brush glaze over ham during last 45 minutes of baking.

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.

THE BEST CHOCOLATE GLAZE

Steps:

• Melt cocoa and butter together in a small saucepan over low heat, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in confectioners' sugar and vanilla extract. Stir in hot water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until glaze is thick and smooth.

COLA HAM WITH MAPLE & MUSTARD GLAZE

Steps:

• Put 2kg unsmoked boneless gammon joint in a large pan and cover with 2l cola. Add 1 chopped carrot, 1 quartered onion, 1 chopped celery stick, 1 cinnamon stick, ½ tbsp peppercorns and 1 bay leaf.
• Bring to the boil, then turn down to simmer for around 2 ½ hrs, topping up with boiling water if necessary to keep the gammon fully covered.
• Carefully pour the liquid away, then let the ham cool a little while you heat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5.
• Lift the ham into a roasting tin, then cut away the skin leaving behind an even layer of fat. Score the fat all over in a criss-cross pattern.
• Mix 150ml maple syrup, 2 tbsp wholegrain mustard, 2 tbsp red wine vinegar and a pinch of ground cloves or five-spice in a jug.
• Pour half over the fat, roast for 15 mins, then pour over the rest and return to the oven for another 30 mins, baste half way through.
• Remove from the oven and allow to rest for 10 mins, then spoon more glaze over the top. Can be roasted on the day or up to 2 days ahead and served cold.

FRESH HAM WITH COLA GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F Place rack in the middle of the oven.
• Prepare the ham. Make sure to rinse and dry the ham well. Also, the ham should be room temperature, not cold. Then score the skin of the ham in a cross pattern (about 1" apart), making diamond cuts on the skin (like a grid). IMPORTANT, don't skip this step. Make sure to cut down a good 1/2" deep.
• Mix the salt, pepper, cayenne and all purpose seasoning together and season the ham well.
• Add a clove to each point where the lines intersect. Just press into the ham.
• Then rub the brown sugar on the ham. pressing into the scored cuts.
• Add the ham to a large roasting pan, fatty side up. Then add 2 cups of the cola to the bottom of the pan. Bake for 1 hour.
• Meanwhile make the glaze. Mix the remaining cola together with the bourbon and baste on the ham. Try to glaze every 20-30 minutes if possible. It will bake another 2-2 1/2 hours approximately until the skin is dark brown and crusty. If you don't want it that brown, you can cover it with foil. Also, the ham should register 165 degrees when done.
• Let it rest 20 minutes and then slice.

COLA GLAZED PORK TENDERLOIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a small bowl, combine olive oil, garlic, parsley, sage, salt and pepper.
• Place pork tenderloin in a roasting pan. Rub garlic herb marinade into meat.
• Cover with lid and put tenderloin into oven.
• In a small saucepan, combine brown sugar, cola, lime juice and jalapeños.
• Bring to a boil over medium high heat, whisking frequently.
• Turn heat to low and simmer, whisking frequently until sauce is reduced by half. Strain to remove jalapeños.
• Remove pork from oven and pour the glaze over top of the tenderloin.
• Return to oven and continue to baste pork every 15 minutes until internal temperature reaches 170°F.

HAM.....A HAM WITH COLA GLAZE

Steps:

• Wash the ham well. In a large pot or roaster on the stove top place the ham skin side down, add the halved onion, then pour the cola over the ham. Bring to a boil, Reduce to simmer, put the lid on and cook for 2 1/2 hours.
• Preheat grill to 500. Remove the ham from the pot, reserve the liquid. Let the ham cool a little. Score the ham skin in diamond shapes and add the cloves in each of the cuts.
• In a small bowl mix the barbecue sauce,molasses,mustard and sugar blend well.Spread the sauce over the clove trying not to knock them off! Cook on the grill for 10 minutes or until it turns a darker brown shade and bubbly. Remove from the grill and set aside. Strain the onion from the liquid, simmer to reduce liquid and serve with ham.

QUICK VANILLA GLAZE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the sugar, milk and vanilla. Stir until smooth. Let stand for 5 minutes to thicken if desired. Spoon over bread.