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Sunday, March 29, 2015

Ham It Up!

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

  • Servings: 24
  • 1 (15 lb) bone-in ham, whole, fully cooked
  • 1/2 cup red currant jelly
  • 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
  • 4 teaspoons dry mustard
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon orange zest
  • 1 cup dried cranberries
  • 1 tablespoon orange zest
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 2 cups chopped fresh pineapple
  • 1 mango, peeled & chopped
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon minced jalapeno pepper
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh mint
  • 1 tablespoon liquid honey

Recipe

  • 1 place ham, fat side up, on rack in roasting pan; pour in 2 cups of water.
  • 2 cover tightly with foil & roast in 325f oven for 3 hours.
  • 3 brown sugar glaze: combine all ingredients in a bowl; set aside.
  • 4 red currant glaze: combine all ingredients in a bowl; set aside.
  • 5 remove ham from oven and remove skin (if present) by sliding a sharp knife underneath the skin & lifting it off; trim fat layer to ¼ in thickness and diagonally score the fat side to form diamond shapes.
  • 6 brush about 1/3 of the glaze of your choice over the ham; continue roasting, brushing 2 more times with the glaze, until crusty, caramel-colour and meat thermometer inserted into the center registers 140f, about an hour.
  • 7 transfer to cutting board & tent with foil; let rest about 20 minutes.
  • 8 orange cranberry sauce can be made up to 24 hours in advance: bring all ingredients (except corn starch) to a boil in a heavy saucepan; reduce heat & simmer for 10 minutes.
  • 9 whisk cornstarch with 2 tbsp water; whisk into saucepan & cook, stirring constantly, until thickened, about 1 minute.
  • 10 fresh pineapple salsa can be made up to 24 hours in advance: combine all ingredients in a bowl.
  • 11 to carve the ham: cut down to bone into ¼ inch thick slices; with knife parallel to the bone, cut off slices parallel to the bone.
  • 12 serve the ham with sauce or salsa – your choice!

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