Aunt Naomis Easter Ham Food

AUNT NAOMI'S EASTER HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Using a sharp knife, score surface of ham crosswise and lengthwise, forming a crosshatch pattern about 1/4 inch deep and 1 inch apart. Place a clove in the center of each square.
• Place ham, fat side up, in a double-layer disposable aluminum roasting pan. Pat brown sugar onto the surface of the ham (expect some sugar to fall into the roasting pan). Transfer to oven, and bake until brown sugar just begins to melt, about 30 minutes.
• Remove ham from oven. Pour Coca-Cola over ham, letting it mix with the melted sugar in the bottom of the pan. Baste ham with sugar mixture. Return ham to oven, and bake for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, combine 1 cup reserved pineapple juice and the wine in a small bowl. Baste ham with pineapple mixture. Bake ham for a total of 16 minutes per pound, basting every 20 minutes with the juices in the bottom of the pan. During the last 20 minutes of baking time, decorate ham with pineapple rings. Use two to three toothpicks to hold each ring in place. Center a cherry in the center of each ring, and adhere with a toothpick.
• Transfer ham to a platter, removing all toothpicks. Garnish ham with fresh bay leaves. Serve.

ASPARAGUS OR BROCCOLI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix first five ingredients in a bowl. Add partially cooked vegetable, then stir in Stove Top dressing. Pour in a greased 2 quart baking dish and top with shredded cheese.
• Bake 45 minutes, uncovered.

COLA EASTER HAM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Use a knife to score a diagonal pattern onto the ham with the lines about 1 inch apart. Place the ham in a large roasting pan and pat brown sugar over the entire surface. Some will fall into the pan, that's okay.
• Bake the ham in the preheated oven until the sugar is melting off of it, about 30 minutes. Remove the ham from the oven and pour the cola, grape juice and juice from the pineapple into the pan. Baste the ham with the mixture and return it to the oven.
• Continue to bake in the preheated oven, basting every 20 minutes, for about 2 hours. Cut the pineapple rings in half. Remove the ham from the oven and float the pineapple rings in the drippings. Allow the ham to rest for about 10 minutes, then slice and serve with the pineapple and sauce.

AUNT KIM'S SUCCULENT EASTER HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F with oven rack one above the bottom. Ham must be completely thawed. If skin is present, remove; leaving as much fat as possible. Score fat criss-cross. Pack brown sugar till you cannot see top of ham and no more will stick.
• Place ham uncovered in oven for approx. 20 min or till the brown sugar begins to caramelize. At this point gently pour the can of coke over the ham and return to oven uncovered lowering the heat to 350 or 375°F (depending on your oven). Baste and rotate the pan every 20 min. When the top is candied and caramelized approx. 2.5 hours, then your ham will be done.
• Let sit for 10 min. before slicing. If ham begins to brown quickly; loosely tent with foil between basting, removing foil the last 20 min.

MARMALADE-GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cover ham with a large piece of parchment and then foil. Place ham, widest side down, on a heavy rimmed baking sheet. Bake for 1 hour.
• Heat marmalade, Madeira or sherry, lemon juice, and juice of 1/2 orange in a saucepan over medium heat until runny, about 5 minutes.
• Remove ham from oven, and uncover. Score ham all over in a diamond pattern. Brush 1/2 of the glaze over ham. Thinly slice remaining 1/2 orange, and arrange slices over glaze, covering the ham.
• Increase temperature to 425 degrees. Bake ham, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Brush with remaining glaze, and bake until golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes more. Let rest for 15 to 30 minutes before slicing. Top with orange slices, and serve.

EASTER HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Cut slices in the top of the ham on a diagonal, and press one whole clove into each square.
• Mix up the orange juice and dark brown sugar.
• Bake in oven for 20 minutes per pound at 325°F.
• Baste every 1/2 hour or so, making sure you work fast to get the ham back into the oven quickly. You'll probably notice that the top may start to burn (caramelize), cover with a strip of tin foil. As the cooking process continues, you'll have to lightly cover the whole ham with a larger piece of aluminum foil.