Nigella: "This recipe is from How to Eat, with some rejigging (just because it's not in my nature to leave completely alone) and I don't apologise for reproducing, or rather recasting, it because I simply cannot urge you to try this strongly enough. The first time I made it, it was, to be frank, really just out of amused interest. I'd heard, and read, about this culinary tradition from the deep South, but wasn't expecting it, in all honesty, to be (in all honesty) good. The truth is it's magnificent, and makes converts of anyone who eats it. But, if you think about it, it's not surprising it should work: the sweet, spiky drink just infuses it with spirit of barbecue. I have to force myself to cook ham any other way now; though often I don't bothering with the glaze but just leave it for longer in the bubbling Coke instead."
I too made it out of amused interest and was really impressed. I left mine in the bubbling coke longer until it fell off the bone. I then sprinkled it with some brown sugar and dry mustard and blasted it in the oven. It turned out perfect. It had the right balance of smoke, spice, salt and sweet.
I'm a convert too. I can't imagine eating it any other way. I too strongly recommend you try this.
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