Recipe

Spiced glazed ham

Delight your family this Christmas with this glorious spiced glazed ham. Pop it on the dinner table and serve sliced straight off the bone, making the perfect accompaniment to your roast lunch.

Oct 29, 2014 1:00pm
  • 20 mins preparation
  • 2 hrs 15 mins cooking
  • Serves 15
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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.

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