Spiced glazed ham

ingredients

• Spiced glazed ham

  • 1 4kg leg or picnic ham
  • 1/2 cup (125ml) orange juice
  • 1/4 cup (60ml) dry sherry or whisky
  • 1 cup (220g) brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 2 teaspoon dry mustard powder
  • whole cloves, to garnish

method

• Spiced glazed ham

  • 1

    Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). To remove skin from ham, make a cut around shank into skin only, about 10cm from knuckle. Loosen rind around edges by running a thumb underneath. Pull rind gently away from fat in one piece. Discard rind. Score fat in a diamond pattern, taking care not to cut into flesh.

  • 2

    Place ham in a baking pan. Cover with foil and bake 45 minutes. Remove foil. Increase oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced).

  • 3

    Meanwhile, combine orange juice, sherry, brown sugar, ground ginger and mustard. Spread half of glaze mixture over ham, then stud each diamond of ham fat with a clove. Bake for another 30-40 minutes, basting approximately every 10 minutes with remaining glaze, until ham is a rich, shiny golden brown.

  • 4

    Serve ham hot or cooled to room temperature. Carve thin slices from opposite end to hock.

notes

A ham this size is usually a picnic ham, which is the boned shoulder with hock attached. It can be easier to carve and manage than a whole leg of ham. Use a cloth bag or old pillowslip to wrap up the ham and store it in the refrigerator.