Ham Steaks Marinated In Tequila

Total Time: 6 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup tequila
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 cup fresh orange juice
• 3 tablespoons light brown sugar, divided
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 jalapeno pepper, cut into 1/8 inch slices
• 2 bone-in ham steaks, about 1 lb each

Recipe

• 1 marinade:.
• 2 in a small bowl, combine the orange juice, tequila,lime juice, cumin, jalepeno and 2 tbls brown sugar.
• 3 stir until suger is dissolved.
• 4 put the ham steaks in a reclosable zipper type bag and pour in the marinade.
• 5 make sure to squeeze out as much air as you can.
• 6 place in a container/baking dish making sure jalepenos are distributed around both steaks.
• 7 refridgerate for 4 to 6 hours turning once or twice.
• 8 let steaks come to room temperature for about 30 minutes.
• 9 remove steaks and the chiles from marinade reserving the marinade.
• 10 pour the marinade and a few of the jalapeno slices into a small sauce pan.
• 11 bring to a boil for 1 minute.
• 12 set aside 1/2 cup for basting.
• 13 add the remaining tbls brown sugar to remaining liquid and reduce heat to medium and cook till reduced to about 1/3 cup.
• 14 (approx. 5 minutes or so).
• 15 nick the edges of ham steaks and grill over direct medium heat until ham is nicely marked and crisp on the edges.
• 16 cook about 12 minutes, turning once, brush with some of the reserved marinade after turning.