Spiced and Honey Glazed Ham with Savory Bread Pudding

Name: Spiced and Honey Glazed Ham with Savory Bread Pudding
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 113 grams blue cheese, crumbled; 454 grams loaf country-style bread (about; 6 celery stalks; 28 grams 1/4 cup pure California chili powder; 1 Tbsp coriander seeds; 1 country ham; 6 larges eggs; 59 milliliters fennel seeds; 1 Tbsp finely chopped fresh thyme leaves; 2 Tbsps ground cinnamon; 473 milliliters honey, for glazing; 2 Tbsps kosher salt; 1 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg; 177 milliliters freshly grated Parmesan, divided; 1 Tbsp peppercorns; 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes; 8 servings Finely ground sea salt, preferably gray salt; 5 Tbsps unsalted butter, cut into tablespoon-sized pieces, divided; 710 milliliters whole milk; 237 milliliters finely chopped yellow onion

Spiced and Honey Glazed Ham with Savory Bread Pudding

Spiced and Honey Glazed Ham with Savory Bread Pudding might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 66% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 3141 calories, 237g of protein, and 191g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes. Head to the store and pick up coriander seeds, eggs, thyme leaves, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the ground cinnamon you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Twists as a dessert.

Instructions

For the spiced and honey glazed ham: Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

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Honey

Ham

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Oven

Blend together the honey, Toasted Spice Rub and thyme.

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Dry Seasoning Rub

Honey

Thyme

Place ham on an open brown paper bag or waxed paper for easy clean up. With the tip of a paring knife carefully score a 1-inch grid pattern around the outside of the ham.

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Ham

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Knife

Brush the entire surface of the meat on all sides with some of the honey mixture.

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Honey

Meat

Add about 1/2 cup of water to the base of a roasting pan.

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Water

Base

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Roasting Pan

Lay the celery sticks in the bottom of the pan and then place the ham on top of the celery.

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Celery

Ham

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Frying Pan

Cook for 1 hour. Every 15 minutes, baste ham with juices that collect in the base of the roaster and the honey.

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Honey

Base

Ham

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Let rest for 15 minutes before carving as desired.

For the savory bread pudding: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

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Bread

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Oven

Using a serrated knife, shave off the thicker parts of the crust from the bread loaf.

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Bread Loaf

Crust

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Serrated Knife

Cut the bread into 1-inch cubes and place in a large bowl.

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Bread

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Bowl

Spread the bread cubes in a single layer on a 13 by 18-inch rimmed baking sheet.

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Bread Cubes

Spread

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Baking Sheet

Bake until lightly toasted, about 8 minutes.

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Oven

Remove from the oven and place in a large bowl. Leave the oven on.

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In a skillet, melt 4 tablespoons of the butter over high heat and cook, without stirring, until it turns nut brown, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium, add the onion and a pinch of salt, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion begins to brown, about 5 minutes.

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Butter

Onion

Salt

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Add the thyme and cook for 10 seconds to release its fragrance.

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Thyme

Pour the onion mixture over the toasted bread.

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Bread

Onion

Add 3/4 cup of the Parmesan and toss well.

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Parmesan

In a medium bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, and nutmeg.

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Nutmeg

Egg

Milk

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Whisk

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Pour the milk mixture over the bread and toss well.

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Bread

Milk

Butter a 9 by 13-inch baking dish with the remaining 1 tablespoon butter. Arrange the toasted bread evenly in the baking dish.

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Butter

Bread

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Baking Pan

Pour the custard evenly over the bread. Scatter the blue cheese and the remaining 2 tablespoons Parmesan over the top.

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Blue Cheese

Parmesan

Custard

Bread

Bake until the bread is golden brown and crispy on top and a thin knife blade inserted into the custard comes out almost clean, about 30 minutes.

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Custard

Bread

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Knife

Remove the dish from the oven and let cool for 15 minutes.

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Cut into individual servings and serve warm.

Toast the fennel seeds, coriander seeds, and peppercorns in a small, heavy pan over medium heat. When the fennel turns light brown, work quickly. Turn on the exhaust fan, add the red pepper flakes, and toss, toss, toss, always under the fan. Immediately turn the spice mixture out onto a plate to cool.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Whole Coriander Seeds

Fennel Seeds

Peppercorns

Fennel

Toast

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Put mixture into a blender with the chili powder, salt, and cinnamon and blend until the spices are evenly ground. If you have a small spice mill or a coffee grinder dedicated to grinding spices, grind only the fennel, coriander, pepper, and chili flakes.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Chili Powder