Sunny's Easy Holiday Spiral Ham

Name: Sunny's Easy Holiday Spiral Ham
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters dark brown sugar; 10 sprigs fresh thyme; 3 kilograms bone-in half spiral ham; 59 milliliters honey; 1 Zest and juice of orange; 10 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 6 to 8 scrapes of fresh nutmeg, using a rasp; 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Sunny's Easy Holiday Spiral Ham If you have pumpkin pie spice, thyme, kosher salt and pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the nutmeg you could follow this main course with the Nutmeg Cake as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 3 hours.

Instructions

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Heat the oven to 325 degrees F.

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Oven

In a bowl, mix together the brown sugar, honey, orange zest, 1/4 cup orange juice, pumpkin pie spice, and nutmeg. Season with salt.

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Pumpkin Pie Spice

Orange Juice

Brown Sugar

Orange Zest

Nutmeg

Honey

Salt

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Bowl

Roll out enough aluminum foil to surround the ham and place the ham in the center of the foil. Peel back the layers of the ham and place a sprig of thyme between every other layer of the spirals.

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Thyme

Roll

Ham

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Aluminum Foil

Pour half of the glaze over the ham allowing it to sink into the slices. Tightly wrap the ham in the foil and place on a rack in a roasting pan. Fill the pan with an inch of water and roast in the oven until the internal temperature reaches 140 degrees F, about 20 minutes per pound.

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Glaze

Water

Wrap

Ham

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Roasting Pan

Aluminum Foil

Oven

Pour the remaining half of the glaze in a small saucepot on medium heat and bring to a simmer.

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Glaze

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Pot

Whisk until small bubbles appear all over, then turn off the heat. The glaze will thicken as it rests.

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Glaze

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Whisk

Raise the oven temperature to 400 degrees F.

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Oven

Remove the ham from the oven. Using caution and tongs to help, peel back the aluminum foil from the top, leaving the aluminum foil on the sides and underneath the ham to catch the glaze and juices. Slather the remaining glaze all over the top of the ham and place back in the oven uncovered for 15 more minutes.

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Glaze

Ham

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Aluminum Foil

Tongs