Coke Au Vin Baked Ham

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (8 lb) bone-in ham (i used a shank half)
• 3 cups coca-cola
• 1 cup marsala wine
• 1/4 cup dijon mustard
• 1/2 cup brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 and use the lowest rack in the oven.
• 2 score ham about 1/4" deep and a few inches across in about five or six random places.
• 3 place in deep roasting pan and pour coke and wine over ham.
• 4 baste every 15 minutes.
• 5 turn ham to a different position every half hour or so.
• 6 if meat starts to get too brown on top too soon, make a foil tent and cover loosely (i did this for the last hour).
• 7 after two to three hours, or when meat thermometer inserted in the deepest part (not touching the bone) says 120-130, remove the ham from the oven.
• 8 mix sugar and mustard in small bowl and brush generously all over the ham (if needed, make more glaze).
• 9 return ham to oven on a higher rack, uncovered, and bake at 450 for 10-20 minutes.