Baked Ham

Name: Baked Ham
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 315 milliliters packed brown sugar; 2 teaspoons dry mustard; 3 Tbsps cider vinegar, prune juice, wine, or ham drippings; 5 kilograms whole ham, or 1 5-to-7 pound half of a ham; 1 serving Decorate with: pineapple rings studded with cranberries and stars cut from preserved orange peel, optional; 1 clove Whole; 1 slice Garnish with: of jellied cranberry sauce topped with thin orange or pineapple slices, optional

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Baked Ham a try. This recipe covers 71% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 988g of protein, 768g of fat, and a total of 12334 calories. This recipe serves 1. Head to the store and pick up brown sugar, decorate with: pineapple rings studded, cloves, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the ham you could follow this main course with the Apple Graham Dessert as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Ham labeled "Cook Before Eating"

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Ham

Preheat the oven to 325°F.

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Place the ham on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. For a whole 10- to 15-pound ham, allow 18 to 20 minutes per pound; for a half--5 to 7 pounds--about 20 minutes per pound; or for a shank or butt portion weighing 3 to 4 pounds, about 35 minutes to the pound. In all cases, cook uncovered until the internal temperature reaches 160°F. For an attractive, quick finish, remove the ham from the oven about 30 minutes before it is done and glaze as directed below.

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Glaze

Ham

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II. Ham labeled "Fully Cooked" or "Ready to Eat"

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Ham

Preheat the oven to 325°F. To heat the ham, place it on a rack in a shallow roasting pan, and bake uncovered. For a whole ham, allow 15 to 18 minutes to the pound; for a half, 18 to 24 minutes per pound. The ham will be ready when the internal temperature reaches 140°F. To glaze the ham, remove it from the oven about 30 minutes before it is done, and increase the oven heat to 425°F.

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Glaze

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Remove all the rind but a collar around the shank bone. Slash the fat in the top of the ham in a diamond pattern, and cover the surface with brown sugar, dry mustard moistened with cider vinegar, prune juice, wine or ham drippings.

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Apple Cider Vinegar

Brown Sugar

Mustard Powder

Juice

Prunes

Bone

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Ham

Stud the fat at the intersections of the diamonds with whole cloves. Or decorate with alternating half pineapple rings studded with cranberries and stars cut from preserved orange peel.

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Pineapple Rings

Whole Clove

Cranberries

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Return the ham to the oven, reduce the oven heat to 325°F again, and cook about 30 minutes.

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Ham

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Place on a platter.

Garnish with:Slices of jellied cranberry sauce topped with thin orange or pineapple slices.

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Pineapple Rings

Cranberry Sauce

Orange

Recipes reprinted with permission from The Joy of Cooking, 75th Anniversary Edition by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, and Ethan Becker. (c) 2006 Simon & Schuster Inc., The Joy of Cooking Trust, and the MRB Revocable Trust

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