Baked Ham with Sweet and Spicy Glaze
by the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine
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Baked Ham with Sweet and Spicy Glaze
Yield: Makes 8 to 10 servings
Ingredients:
1
(8-pound) bone-in smoked half ham
Sweet and Spicy Glaze (recipe follows)
Preparation:
1.
Preheat oven to 325°F. Place ham, fat side up, on rack in roasting pan. Insert meat thermometer into thickest part of ham away from fat or bone. Roast ham in oven about 3 hours.
2.
Prepare Sweet and Spicy Glaze. Remove ham from oven. Generously brush half of glaze over ham; bake 30 minutes longer or until meat thermometer registers 160°F. Remove ham from oven and brush with remaining glaze. Let ham stand about 20 minutes before slicing.
Sweet and Spicy Glaze
Yield: Makes about 2 cups
Ingredients:
3/4
cup packed brown sugar
1/3
cup cider vinegar
1/4
cup golden raisins
1
can (8-3/4 ounces) sliced peaches in heavy syrup, drained, chopped and syrup reserved
1
tablespoon cornstarch
1/4
cup orange juice
1
can (8-1/4 ounces) crushed pineapple in syrup, undrained
1
tablespoon grated orange peel
1
clove garlic, minced
1/2
teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2
teaspoon grated fresh ginger
Preparation:
1.
Combine brown sugar, vinegar, raisins and peach syrup in medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce to low and simmer 8 to 10 minutes. In small bowl, dissolve cornstarch in orange juice; add to brown sugar mixture. Add remaining ingredients; mix well. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and thickens. Remove from heat.
This recipe appears in: Sweet Sauces