Baked Ham With Cumberland Sauce Food

BAKED HAM WITH CUMBERLAND SAUCE

Steps:

• Remove skin from ham; score the surface with shallow diagonal cuts. Making diamond shapes. Mix brown sugar and mustard; rub into fat of ham. Insert a whole clove in center of each diamond. Place ham in a large roaster with a baking rack. , Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 20-22 minutes per pound or until ham is heated through and thermometer reads 140°. , For sauce, combine all ingredients in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat until thickened, stirring often. Serve with ham.

SPIRAL HAM WITH CUMBERLAND SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275 degrees.
• Unwrap ham and remove plastic disc that covers the bone.
• Tuck rosemary sprigs randomly through slice ham (about every 3 to 4 slices).
• Place ham in cooking bag and tie ends together with enclosed plastic tie.
• Place on a 13 x 9 inch baking dish.
• Cut 3 1/2 inch slits on top per directions of cooking bag.
• Don't let bag touch any part of the oven or it will melt.
• Cook for 2 1/2 hours or until meat thermometer reads 140 degrees.
• When ham is done, remove from oven and let sit in bag for 15 minutes before serving.
• Carefully place ham on cutting board and remove slices to a warm platter.
• Serve with Cumberland Sauce.
• To make sauce, melt butter in a small saucepan.
• Add onions and saute until tender.
• Add jelly, grated orange rind, orange juice, grated lemon rind, lemon juice and Dijon mustard.
• Cook over medium heat until jelly melts; stir constantly.
• Slowly pour in port wine and simmer uncovered for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Serve warm.
• Can be kept up to five days in refrigerator.
• Makes 2 cups.

CUMBERLAND SAUCE

Steps:

• Put a saucepan of water on to boil. Pare the zest of the orange and lemon, taking as little of the white pith as possible, then cut into long fine shreds. Drop into the boiling water and leave to simmer for 5 minutes to soften them and remove any bitterness. Drain.
• Put the jelly, mustard and port into a saucepan and stir, then whisk, over a low heat until smoothly amalgamated. Bring up to the boil; add the blanched orange and lemon zest, the ginger and a little salt and freshly ground black pepper. Simmer gently for 5 minutes. Pour into a serving jug or bowl, and then leave to cool.