Baked Limerick Ham Serves Many Food

BAKED LIMERICK HAM (SERVES MANY)

Steps:

• For an Alcohol-free version, substitute a 50/50 mixture of apple juice and water for the cider.
• Cover the ham with cold water and bring slowly to the boil.
• Drain the water and replace it with the cider and return the ham to just before boiling.
• Reduce the heat and keep the liquid barely simmering for 20 minutes per pound of ham.
• (A 5-lb. ham is simmered for 1½ hours.) Remove the kettle with the ham from heat and allow to stand in the liquid for 30 minutes.
• Remove the ham from the liquid, skin it and score the fat with a sharp knife in a criss-cross, or diamond pattern.
• Stud the ham with whole cloves at the points where the cross-cut pattern intersect.
• Mix the brown sugar and mustard together and rub well into the surface of the ham.
• Bake in a pre-heated oven for an additional 10 minutes per pound at 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
• (A 5-lb. ham should be baked 50 minutes.) Serve warm with plain boiled potatoes and brussels sprouts.
• Oh, and a shot of Jameson Irish Whiskey (optional).

ALWAYS JUICY BAKED HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Whisk beer, brown sugar, and Dijon mustard together in a bowl.
• Place ham cut side up in a large roasting pan; pour beer mixture over ham.
• Bake in the preheated oven until ham begins to brown, about 15 minutes, basting 4 to 5 times.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Cover roasting pan with lid or aluminum foil.
• Continue to bake until ham is heated through, about 90 minutes more, basting frequently.
• Remove lid and bake until ham is well browned, about 15 minutes more. Allow ham to rest for 10 to 15 minutes before carving.

BAKED HAM IN A BLANKET

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F; Make a spice dough, combining the flour, sugar, and spices in a large mixing bowl; add enough water or cider to make a stiff dough; roll until it is 1/4" thick and forms a 10x12" rectangle.
• Place the ham, fat side up, in a foil-lined open roasting pan; cover top and sides of ham with "blanket" of dough; bake at 350F for 3 hours (tent with foil if crust becomes too brown).
• Remove ham; discard "blanket" crust; let rest for 15 minutes. Slice ham; serve warm or cold.

BAKED HAM

Steps:

• Place all except ham in a roaster pan, stirring well till brown sugar is dissolved.
• Trim outer skin from ham, make a slit with knife on bottom, sides and top of ham.
• Place ham in juice mixture and bake covered at 350 for at least a couple of hours.
• Baste well with baster every 30 minutes until done.
• Serving size 4 oz.