Holiday Cola Ham Recipe

                               Holiday Cola Ham Recipe

Makes 8 to 10 servings

Ingredients

6 cups cola (not diet)

1 (6- to 8-pound) cooked bone-in ham

48 whole cloves

1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar

¾ cup bourbon

3 tablespoons Dijon mustard

Garnish: fresh sage, fresh grapes

Instructions

In large saucepan, bring cola to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium, and cook until cola reduces to 2 cups, about 45 minutes. Remove from heat, and let cool.

Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a 13x9-inch baking pan with cooking spray.

Remove skin from ham, and trim fat to ¼-inch thickness. Score fat in a diamond pattern about ¾ inch wide. Insert cloves in center of diamonds. Place ham in prepared pan. Stir brown sugar, bourbon, and mustard into reduced cola; spoon mixture all over ham.

Bake on lowest oven rack for 2½ hours, basting with pan juices every 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven, and let stand for 20 minutes before slicing, basting occasionally with pan juices. Garnish with sage and grapes, if desired.