Brown Sugar and Ginger Glazed Ham
As the winter holidays are approaching, this Brown Sugar and Ginger Glazed Ham can be a delightful addition to your Christmas menu. With its juicy meat and sweet and spicy, caramelized sticky glaze this ham will surely delight everybody at the table.
Ingredients
Makes about 8 servings
- 3 pounds (1.4 kg) boneless cooked ham
Brown Sugar Glaze
- 1/3 cup (70g) brown sugar
- 2 tbsp (40g) honey
- 2 tbsp (30g) Dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp (30ml) apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 tsp (1g) freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 tsp (1g) cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp (1g) cloves
- pinch of nutmeg
- 1 garlic clove , minced
- 1 tbsp (15g) grated ginger
For baking:
- 1 cup (240ml) hot water
Instructions
- Let the ham sit at room temperature for about 1 hour before baking.
- Preheat the oven to 325F (160C).
- Remove the rind of the ham, but make sure to leave the fat on.
- With a sharp knife score 1 inch (2.5 cm) diamond pattern into the fat.
- Place the ham into a 9 x 13 inch (23x33cm) pan, lined with parchment paper.
- Add 1 cup of hot water into the pan and cook in the oven for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile prepare the brown sugar and ginger glaze. Place brown sugar, honey, mustard, cider vinegar, black pepper, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and ginger into a saucepan. Cook over medium high heat and simmer for a few minutes just until sugar is dissolved.
- Add garlic and remove from heat.
- Remove the ham from the oven and baste with the brown sugar glaze.
- Return to the oven and bake for about 20 minutes per pound (in this case for 1 hour), basting the ham every 15 minutes.
- If the top doesn’t look crispy enough, broil the ham for a couple of minutes at the end of baking time.
- Let the ham rest for at least 15 minutes before serving. Enjoy!
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Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 337kcalCarbohydrates: 21.2gProtein: 28.7gFat: 14.9gSaturated Fat: 5.1gCholesterol: 97mgSugar: 12.7g