Fresh Ham with Cloves and Grilled Pineapple

Name: Fresh Ham with Cloves and Grilled Pineapple
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps chopped fresh rosemary; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh sage; 59 milliliters olive oil; 1 Tbsp freshly ground pepper; 1 fresh pineapple, peeled, cored, and sliced into rings; 3 kilograms bone-in pork leg half (fresh ham); 1 Tbsp sea salt

Fresh Ham with Cloves and Grilled Pineapple is a gluten free, dairy free, and primal main course. This recipe makes 12 servings with 776 calories, 45g of protein, and 61g of fat each. This recipe covers 30% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up sea salt, pineapple, pork leg half, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the pepper you could follow this main course with the Easy Peppermint Dessert as a dessert. It is perfect for The Fourth Of July.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Slice away tough outer skin from ham. Carefully score fat in a diamond pattern: Slice through fat, being careful not to cut through meat, with a sharp knife on a diagonal going from front to back and then across from side to side.

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Meat

Ham

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Knife

Combine rosemary and next 4 ingredients in a small bowl; mix thoroughly to make a liquid paste. Rub mixture over the outside of ham, including slits and crevices; stick whole cloves in the center of the diamonds.

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Whole Clove

Rosemary

Ham

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Bowl

Place ham, cut side down, in oven bag in large roasting pan. Roast at 350 for 2 hours. Carefully cut bag at the top for steam to escape; roll bag down around the bottom of the ham so ham will brown. Roast 35 more minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 150 to 15

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Roll

Ham

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Oven

Remove ham, and let rest, loosely tented with foil, at least 30 minutes before slicing. The ham will continue to cook another 5 to 1

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Ham

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Aluminum Foil

Heat a grill pan over medium heat while ham rests. Cook pineapple slices, 4 to 5 at a time, for 2 minutes on each side or until grill marks appear and sugars in the pineapple caramelize. Arrange pineapple slices around platter with the ham, and serve together.

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Pineapple Rings

Pineapple

Ham

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Grill Pan

Grill

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Meat

Ham

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Place ham in brine mixture, and store, covered, in a large plastic bucket or container in refrigerator 24 hours.

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Brine

Ham

Preheat oven to 35

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Remove ham from liquid brine, rinse with cold water, and pat dry.

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Brine

Water

Ham

Place ham, cut side down, in a large roasting pan. Roast at 350 for 2 hours 30 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 150 to 155 and skin is golden brown and crispy, basting with pan liquids every 30 to 40 minutes.

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Ham

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Roasting Pan

Remove ham from oven, and let rest, loosely tented with foil, at least 30 minutes before slicing. The ham will continue to cook another 5 to 1

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Ham

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Aluminum Foil

Oven

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Pineapple Rings