Tangerine-Glazed Easter Ham With Baby Carrots

Name: Tangerine-Glazed Easter Ham With Baby Carrots
Prep time: 4 h 20 min
Cook time: 4 h 20 min
Total time: 4 h 20 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 kilograms carrots, peeled; 2 cinnamon sticks; 1 bunch fresh sage leaves; 4 kilograms smoked ham, bone-in, skin on; 12 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 473 milliliters light brown sugar, packed; 59 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 473 milliliters tangerine juice; 2 tangerines, sliced thin, seeds removed; 237 milliliters (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut in chunks; 237 milliliters water

Tangerine-Glazed Easter Ham With Baby Carrots might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 12 servings with 1168 calories, 68g of protein, and 71g of fat each. This recipe covers 45% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Easter will be even more special with this recipe. Head to the store and pick up water, cinnamon sticks, brown sugar, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the cinnamon sticks you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Ice Cream with Cinnamon Crisps as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet.

Instructions

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Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.

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Oven

Put the ham in a large roasting pan, fat-side up. Using a sharp knife, score the ham with cuts across the skin, about 2-inches apart and 1/2-inch deep.

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Ham

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Roasting Pan

Knife

Cut diagonally down the slashes to form a diamond pattern; season the meat generously with salt and pepper. Chop about 8 of the sage leaves and put it in a bowl; mix with the oil to make a paste. Rub the sage-oil all over the ham, being sure to get the flavor into all the slits.

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Salt And Pepper

Sage

Meat

Ham

Cooking Oil

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Bowl

Bake the ham for 2 hours. Now there is plenty of time to bang-out the tangerine glaze.

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Tangerine

Glaze

Ham

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Oven

Place a saucepan over medium heat.

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Sauce Pan

Add the chunks of butter, tangerines, tangerine juice, brown sugar, water, and spices. Slowly cook the liquid down to a syrupy glaze; this should take about 30 to 40 minutes.

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Tangerine Juice

Brown Sugar

Tangerine

Butter

Spices

Glaze

Water

After the ham has been going for a couple of hours, pour the tangerine glaze all over it, with the pieces of fruit and all. Scatter the remaining sage leaves on top and stick the ham back in the oven and continue to cook for 11/2 hours, basting with the juices every 30 minutes.

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Sage

Tangerine

Fruit

Glaze

Ham

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Oven

Scatter the carrots around the ham and coat in the tangerine glaze. Stick the ham once again back in the oven and cook for a final 30 minutes, until the carrots are tender, the ham is dark and crispy, and the whole thing is glistening with a sugary glaze.

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Tangerine

Carrot