Deep-Fried Ham

Name: Deep-Fried Ham
Prep time: 1 d 1 h 40 min
Cook time: 1 d 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 d 1 h 40 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 gallon apple cider; 227 grams crushed pineapple with juice; 2 cinnamon sticks; 237 milliliters dark brown sugar; 118 milliliters Dijon mustard; 5 kgs uncooked ham; 118 milliliters honey; 237 milliliters kosher salt; 5 gallons Peanut oil, for frying, about; 710 milliliters pineapple juice; 1 gallon water

The recipe Deep-Fried Ham can be made in about 25 hours and 40 minutes. One portion of this dish contains roughly 99g of protein, 456g of fat, and a total of 4818 calories. This gluten free and dairy free recipe serves 10. This recipe from Foodnetwork requires honey, pineapple, peanut oil, and brown sugar. It works well as an expensive main course.

Instructions

In a large plastic tub, place all of the brine ingredients and stir until dissolved.

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Place the ham in the brine and refrigerate overnight. The following day, take the ham out of the brine and dry well.

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Fill your turkey fryer with the peanut oil.

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Heat the oil to 375 degrees F. *Cook's Note: For a larger ham, use less oil as the larger the ham, the more liquid displacement there will be.

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Place the ham carefully inside the fryer. There is a lot of moisture in the ham, the oil will bubble up intensely, so be careful and lower it very slowly. Cook for 7 1/2 minutes per pound. The ham will be cooked when it is 160 degrees F. inside. Check it with an instant-read thermometer to make sure it is cooked.

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