Chipotle Pineapple Ham Food

CHIPOTLE PINEAPPLE HAM

Steps:

• Place chipotle peppers, brown sugar, pineapple, nutmeg, ginger, and bourbon whiskey in a blender and blend until smooth.
• Use a sharp knife to make diagonal cuts in the ham about 1 inch apart and 1/2 inch deep in a diamond pattern. Place smoked ham in a large bowl; pour the chipotle marinade over the ham and refrigerate ham in marinade for 3 to 6 hours, turning ham occasionally in the marinade to flavor all sides.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Remove ham from marinade, reserving the marinade; place ham into a roasting pan.
• Roast in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
• Bring the marinade to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk cornstarch and water together in a small bowl until smooth; whisk the mixture into the hot marinade. Reduce heat to low and simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes.
• After ham has baked for 30 minutes, spoon the hot marinade over the ham.
• Return ham to oven and continue baking until glaze is baked onto the ham and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the ham, not touching bone, reads at least 145 degrees F (65 degrees C), about 1 1/2 more hours. Baste ham with the glaze every 30 minutes.

BAKED HAM WITH HONEY-CHIPOTLE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Place ham on a rack in a roasting pan. Using a sharp knife, score surface of ham with 1/2-in.-deep cuts in a diamond pattern. Bake, uncovered, 1-1/2 hours., Meanwhile, for glaze, in a small saucepan, mix brown sugar, honey, vinegar and ginger ale. Bring to a boil; cook until mixture is reduced by half, about 15 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Reserve 1 cup mixture for sauce; keep warm., Brush ham with some of the remaining glaze. Bake, uncovered, until a thermometer reads 140°, about 30 minutes, brushing twice with additional glaze. Serve with reserved sauce.

PINEAPPLE CHIPOTLE CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil and butter in a pan.
• Add the diced red onion and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Add allspice, chipotle pepper and adobo sauce (if using - recommended to add punch) and cook for 1-2 minutes.
• Add the mango, papaya and pineapple and cook, stirring frequently for about 5 minutes.
• Add the pineapple juice, vinegar and brown sugar.
• Season with salt and bring to a simmer.
• Cook, stirring frequently for 20-30 minutes or until mixture is thick and syrupy and liquid has almost completely evaporated.
• Remove from heat and add the chopped coriander.
• Cool to room temperature and serve.
• Note: Chutney can be refrigerated for up to 2 weeks.

BAKED HAM GLAZED WITH PINEAPPLE AND CHIPOTLE PEPPERS

Steps:

• Mix cornstarch with a little cold water to dissolve.
• Place all ingredients except for ham in a blender and blend smooth, in a small saucepan over medium heat bring to a boil them simmer till thickened.
• Preheat oven to 375 ° F.
• Place ham, cut end down, in a large baking pan and score skin.
• Bake ham for 15 minutes.
• Brush glaze over ham and bake for another hour or until internal temperature reads 140 °F.
• Baste half way through baking.