Balsamic- and Dijon-Glazed Ham with Roasted Pearl Onions

Name: Balsamic- and Dijon-Glazed Ham with Roasted Pearl Onions
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 5 Tbsps balsamic vinegar; 59 milliliters (1/2 stick) butter, diced; 237 milliliters (packed) dark brown sugar; 3 Tbsps Dijon mustard; 0 teaspoons ground black pepper; 4 kilograms half ham shank, fully cooked, fat trimmed to 1/2-inch thickness; 907 grams pearl onions; 1 teaspoon salt

Balsamic- and Dijon-Glazed Ham with Roasted Pearl Onions is a gluten free main course. One portion of this dish contains about 66g of protein, 55g of fat, and a total of 877 calories. This recipe serves 12. This recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. A mixture of balsamic vinegar, butter, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the dark brown sugar you could follow this main course with the Brown Butter Brown Sugar Cookies as a dessert.

Instructions

Cook onions in large pot of boiling salted water 2 minutes; drain. Trim root ends, leaving base intact. Peel. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)

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Base

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Preheat oven to 325°F.

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Oven

Combine sugar, vinegar, and mustard in bowl for glaze.

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Mustard

Vinegar

Glaze

Sugar

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Bowl

Transfer onions to 11x7x2-inch glass baking dish.

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Onion

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Glass Baking Pan

Add 2/3 cup glaze, butter, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and 1/2 cup water; toss to coat. Cover with foil.

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Aluminum Foil

Line large roasting pan with foil. Making 1/2-inch-deep slits, score ham with diamond pattern.

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Aluminum Foil

Place ham in pan and roast 45 minutes.

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Frying Pan

Place onions in oven. Roast ham and onions 25 minutes. Uncover onions. Continue roasting onions and ham 50 minutes.

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Baste ham with some of glaze. Continue to roast ham and onions until deep brown and glazed, brushing ham with glaze every 10 minutes, about 30 minutes longer.

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Onion

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Transfer ham to large platter.

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Transfer onion mixture to bowl.

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