Coca-Cola Ham

Name: Coca-Cola Ham
Ingredients: 1 , ham bone-in with skin, 6 to 8 pounds, preferably shank end, rinsed; 3 cups, kosher salt or 1 1/2 cups table salt, for brining; 6 liters, Coca-Cola, for brining; 2 heads, garlic, cloves separated, lightly crushed and peeled; 10 , bay leaves; 1/2 cup, whole black peppercorns, crushed; 1 cup, fresh sage leaves, packed lightly; 1/2 cup, fresh parsley leaves; 8 medium cloves, garlic; 1 tablespoon, kosher salt or 1 1/2 teaspoons table salt; 1/2 tablespoon, ground black pepper; 1/4 cup, olive oil; 1 cup, apple cider; 2 cups, packed brown sugar (light or dark); 5 , whole cloves

Main Courses
Pork
Roasts
Easter

Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2001, America's Test Kitchen TV

The right brine, the right sequence of oven temperatures, and the right glaze transform an uncured ham into a pork roast with rich, moist meat and crackling crisp skin.

SERVES 8 to 10

TIME 3½ hours, plus 8 hours brining and 1 hour standing

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