Glazed Ham

Name: Glazed Ham
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters guava or apple jelly, warmed; 177 milliliters bourbon; 118 milliliters packed dark brown sugar; 2 inches long) piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated; 5 kilograms fully cooked, trimmed, bone-in smoked ham (shank end), room temperature; 473 milliliters freshly squeezed orange juice; 1 Zest of orange plus 2 oranges cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices; 2 larges shallots, peeled and thinly sliced; 3 whole allspice

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Glazed Ham A mixture of allspice, bourbon, ham, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the ham you could follow this main course with the Apple Graham Dessert as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Position a rack in the lower third of oven and preheat to 325°F.

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Oven

Using a sharp knife, score the fat covering the ham in a 3/4-inch-wide diamond pattern (do not cut into the meat).

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Meat

Ham

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Knife

Place the ham in a 10-by-14-inch roasting pan and add 1 cup water. Roast the ham for 2 hours.

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Water

Ham

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Roasting Pan

While the ham is roasting, prepare the glaze: In a heavy, medium saucepan over moderately low heat, combine 1 cup orange juice, brown sugar, and bourbon. Bring to a simmer and continue simmering for 10 minutes.

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Orange Juice

Brown Sugar

Bourbon

Glaze

Ham

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Sauce Pan

Add the guava or apple jelly, shallots, allspice, and cloves, and continue simmering until slightly reduced, about 5 minutes.

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Apple Jelly

Allspice

Shallot

Clove

Guava

Add the orange zest and the remaining 1 cup orange juice, and bring to a boil. Continue boiling until thickened, about 5 minutes.

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Orange Juice

Orange Zest

Add the orange slices and fresh ginger, and cook until the orange slices are tender, about 2 minutes.

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Orange Slices

Fresh Ginger

Once the ham has been in the oven for two hours, drape the glazed orange slices over the ham, securing them with toothpicks, and brush the ham and oranges with about 1/2 cup of glaze, reserving the remainder for serving. Continue roasting the ham until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 145°F, about 30 minutes.

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Orange Slices

Orange

Glaze

Ham

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Kitchen Thermometer

Toothpicks

Oven

Remove the toothpicks from the ham and arrange the orange slices on a platter. Slice the ham and arrange on top of the oranges. Warm the remaining glaze and serve alongside.

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Orange Slices

Orange

Glaze

Ham

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Toothpicks

To use this orange glaze on a 12-pound bone-in pork loin, roast the loin in a 350°F oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 145°F, about 1 1/2 hours, adding the oranges and glaze for the last 30 minutes of cooking.

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Pork Loin