MasterChef Australia’s Khanh Ong shares his boozy recipe for Christmas ham – and you’ll never guess the secret ingredient

Celebrity chef Khanh Ong has made Christmas a little merrier for fans this year.

The 30-year-old MasterChef star took to Instagram on Thursday to share his boozy recipe for Christmas ham that has a sexy secret – a splash of gin. 

‘I make this ham every year and I forget how good it is until I eat it!’ he gushed in the story.

Khanh also posted a video showing a step-by-step on how to prepare and cook his ‘gin ham’.

Ingredients in the delicious recipe include, cloves, brown sugar, cherry jam, orange juice, seeded mustard, Dijon mustard, allspice, salt and cinnamon powder.

Celebrity chef Khanh Ong has made Christmas a little merrier for fans this year. Pictured 

The 30-year-old MasterChef star took to Instagram on Thursday to share his boozy recipe for Christmas ham that has a sexy secret - a splash of gin

The 30-year-old MasterChef star took to Instagram on Thursday to share his boozy recipe for Christmas ham that has a sexy secret – a splash of gin 

In the video, Khanh carves off the skin of the ham, studs it with cloves, and pours the cherry and gin glaze over it, before baking.

Fans flocked to Khanh’s message board to praise the mouth watering dish.

‘Please for the love of God tell me what building you live in so I can get a job at concierge,’ one follower joked.

Ingredients in the delicious recipe include, besides gin, cloves, brown sugar, cherry jam, orange juice, seeded mustard, Dijon mustard, allspice, salt and cinnamon powder

Ingredients in the delicious recipe include, besides gin, cloves, brown sugar, cherry jam, orange juice, seeded mustard, Dijon mustard, allspice, salt and cinnamon powder

‘You always make everything look so easy and tasty,’ said another fan.

Added another: ‘Cherry and gin glazed ham oh my.’

Khanh was a fan favourite on MasterChef Australia Season 10 and 12 and placed 3rd and 9th consecutively.

He then went on to compete in Australia Survivor Bloods vs. Water, and currently has his own show on SBS, Khanh Ong’s Wild Food.

In the video, Khanh carves off the skin of the ham, studs it with cloves, and pours the cherry and gin glaze over it, before baking

In the video, Khanh carves off the skin of the ham, studs it with cloves, and pours the cherry and gin glaze over it, before baking 

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