Fantastic Holiday Ham Food

HOLIDAY HAM

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Place ham on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Secure pineapple and cherries to ham with toothpicks. Combine brown sugar and seasoned salt; rub over ham. Gently pour pineapple juice over ham., Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until a thermometer reads 140° and ham is heated through. Baste frequently with brown sugar mixture.

HOME-CURED HOLIDAY HAM

Steps:

• Place kosher salt, brown sugar, pickling spice, and pink salt in a container large enough to hold the brine and the ham.
• Bring 2 quarts of water to a boil and pour over the brine ingredients; whisk to dissolve. Pour in 1 gallon fresh cold water to cool down the mixture.
• Score the skin side of the pork roast with a sharp knife. Cut into the fat beneath the skin but not into the meat. Score about 1 inch apart, then score in the opposite direction to get the classic diamond-shaped pattern.
• Lower scored roast into the cooled brine, skin side up. Use a plate to weigh down the roast so that it cures fully submerged in the liquid. Refrigerate for 1 day for every 2 pounds of pork (for a 7 pound roast, cure for at least 2 1/2 days). Turn the roast over halfway through the brining process.
• Remove roast from brining liquid. Discard the brining liquid and transfer the roast back to the brining container. Cover the roast with fresh cold water to rinse off some of the salt. Depending on how salty you want your ham, you can soak it for just a few minutes or overnight. Remove roast from the water and blot dry with paper towels.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Add a cup of water to a roasting pan with 2 whole star anise. Place roast on a rack in the roasting pan.
• Roast until ham reaches an internal temperature of 130 to 135 degrees F, about 2 hours. Ham will not be fully cooked at this point. If water has nearly evaporated, add a splash more. Increase oven temperature to 425 degrees F. Continue to roast until skin is browned and crispy and ham reaches an internal temperature of 145 to 150 degrees F.
• To make the optional glaze, mix the mustard, maple syrup, cayenne pepper, and salt together in a bowl. Brush glaze on the ham at this point, not before. Return roast to oven for about 5 minutes to crisp it even further.

CONTEST-WINNING HOLIDAY GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Place ham on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Score the surface of ham, making diamond shapes 1/2 in. deep; insert a clove in each diamond. Bake, uncovered, 1-1/2 hours., Drain pineapple, reserving juice. In a small saucepan, combine pineapple juice, preserves, mustard and allspice. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 10 minutes or until slightly thickened. , Spoon half of the glaze over ham. Secure pineapple slices and cherries on top and sides of ham with toothpicks., Bake 30-45 minutes or until a thermometer reads 140°, basting twice with remaining glaze.

RITA'S SWEET HOLIDAY BAKED HAM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, mix together the maple syrup, orange juice, ginger ale, brown sugar and honey. Stir in the juice from the maraschino cherries, and half of the cherries. Score the outer edge of the ham with a sharp knife in a diamond pattern. Cuts should be about 1/4 inch deep. This will allow the ham to soak up the juice.
• Place the ham into an oven bag, and carefully pour the juice mixture over it, keeping all of the juice in the bag. It may look like there is too much juice, but the ham will soak it up while baking. Place the pineapples onto the top of the ham, and secure with toothpicks. Place cherries into the centers of the rings, and secure with toothpicks also. Tie the end of the bag closed with the ties provided, place in a large roasting pan, and cut a few small slits in the top of the oven bag.
• Bake the ham for 2 hours in the preheated oven. The internal temperature should be 160 degrees F (80 degrees C) when done. Be sure not to touch the bone when taking the temperature. Remove ham from bag to a serving plate, and let stand for 10 minutes before carving.

FANTASTIC HOLIDAY HAM

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees.
• Using a sharp knife "score" the rind of the ham with diamond patterns.
• Place the ham onto a rack in a very large WELL GREASED roasting pan.
• Insert a meat thermometer into the ham, making certain that the thermometer does NOT touch the bone.
• Press whole cloves into the center of each diamond.
• Drain the pineapple juice from the pineapple rings into a bowl, then stir in the brown sugar, mustard powder and 7-Up soda; mix very well to combine.
• Coat the complete ham with the brown sugar mixture.
• Place the pineapple rings over the outside of the ham.
• Place a whole maraschino cherry into the center of each pineapple ring, then attach with a wooden toothpick.
• Bake uncovered for 4-5 hours, basting frequently with the pan juices or until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F.
• Remove the ham to a serving platter, then let sit for about 20 minutes.
• Remove all toothpicks before serving.
• Slice ham and enjoy!

HOLIDAY HAM WITH RUMTEDUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat ham according to instructions.
• Combine remaining ingredients except rum in saucepan.
• Bring to a boil.
• Turn down heat. Simmer 5 minutes until thickened, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in rum.
• Brush on ham the last 30 minutes of heating.
• Serve remainder as sauce.

WORLDS BEST LEFTOVER CHRISTMAS HAM RECIPE!

Steps:

• Put the sliced ham on a plate.
• Then arrange sliced tomatoes and slices of mozzarella on plate next to the ham, overlapping the tomato slices with the mozzarella slices.
• Tuck fresh basil leaves in between the slices of tomato and mozzarella, tucked in randomly here and there.
• Make dressing: in a screw top jar, combine olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and salt and pepper to taste, put lid on and shake jar till mixed well.
• (You can put some salt and pepper on the tomato and mozzarella salad now too if you like).
• Pour the delicious dressing all over the ham AND all over the tomato and mozzarella salad.
• Serve with crusty white bread rolls, to mop up all the delicious juices. Yum!