Instant Pot Cheerwine (Soda) Glazed Ham
How to heat up a ham in the Instant Pot and then applying a glaze made from Cheerwine or your favorite soda.
Ingredients
- 4-6 lbs semi-boneless ham
- 6 ounces 6 ounces Cheerwine
- 3 tbsp 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- 1 tbsp 1 tablespoon yellow, brown, or Dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp 1 tablespoon corn starch (to thicken the glaze)
- 1 tsp 1 teaspoon ground coriander optional
Instructions
- Wrap the ham in heavy duty aluminum foil. Seal it as tight as you can get it.
- Remove the ham from the packaging. Trim it if it doesn't fit in the pot of your Instant Pot.
- If you have a silicone sling, add to your pot. If not use the trivet. Add enough water to come up to just below the top of the sling or trivet, about 1 cup.
- Place the ham in the pot. Close the lid and make sure the pot is set to sealing.
- Set the time to 25 minutes at high pressure and hit start.
- In the meantime prepare the glaze. In a saucepan combine the soda, mustard, brown sugar, ground coriander, and corn starch. Mix well with a whisk to make sure all the ingredients are combined. Bring to a simmer., stirring frequently until the glaze has thicken. Should only take a couple minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
- When the time is up on the Instant Pot, allow the ham to rest for 10 minutes before releasing the remaining pressure.
- Carefully remove the ham to a cutting board. Either brush on the glaze now or serve the glaze with the ham once you have sliced it.
Notes
You can add the glaze to the ham while it cooks if that is what you prefer. Just brush it on before sealing the ham in the foil. I tested this and I found the flavor is better when you add the glaze at the end. Or just serve the ham slices and people can brush it on themselves.
If you do add the glaze before cooking, then you can also mix the liquid that collects in the foil with what is in the bottom of the Instant Pot. Set the pot to sauté and boil until reduce to a glaze consistency. Then brush that onto your ham. It will have a salty, more hammy taste, but the flavor of the soda will be diminished.