This family main dish is one of our favourites. It's super easy and has 3 ingredients. Oh yeah - it's amazingly cheap too! I usually serve it with a side of mashed or roasted potatoes and cabbage with peas in a mustard white sauce. The whole meal, including those sides, costs somewhere around $2 per person! A. 3.5 Kilo piece will serve 8-10 people.
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1 x 3.5 kilo Smoked, bone-in pork shoulder (sometimes called picnic shoulder)
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2 x 2 litre regular (not diet) cola
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2 x medium onions, peeled, quartered
Place all ingredients into the smallest stock pot they will fit in (probably the biggest one you have!). Bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat. Boil gently for 3 to 3.5 hours. Remove ham from liquid, remove excess fat and carve. Leftovers are fantastic in sandwiches.
I have no idea why, but this sounds INCREDIBLE. I'll be doing this up sometime soon. Thanks for the idea.
Posted by: Adam Snider | 07/02/2009 at 02:07 PM
I am so happy to see you blogging again! I am a stay at home mom with two boys so I understand the switch from fancy to mom. My boys are 4 and 7 so i get to experiment a bit more in the kitchen now, when they let me. Not that they always eat it. We live on a very tight budget as well. In my blog I talk about balancing all those things as well.
-Robin
Posted by: Robin | 07/04/2009 at 12:24 PM
What does it taste like? Like coke??
Posted by: pablopabla | 08/15/2009 at 01:27 AM