Ginger Ale Ham Food

GINGER ALE BAKED HAM

Steps:

• Place ham in baking dish or roasting pan.
• Score ham diagonally both ways about 1/8" in.
• Pour ginger ale over top.
• Pat brown sugar all over top and sides of ham.
• Bake according to ham package directions.
• (Usually 20 minutes per pound at 325 degrees).
• Serve with Potato Salad or Scalloped Potatoes (see my other recipes).

SPICED GINGER-GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Put the gammon in a large pan and cover with 2 litres of ginger ale. Top up with water to cover the joint, if you need to. Add the whole allspice berries and bring to a boil. Turn the heat down to low, and simmer gently, covered, for 2½ hrs. Top up with water, if you need to, while it's simmering.
• Drain the ham and leave until it's cool enough to handle while you make the glaze. Put the remaining ginger ale in a pan with the sugar, grated ginger and crushed allspice. Simmer, uncovered, for 20-25 mins until syrupy.
• Heat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Remove the skin from the ham, leaving a layer of fat, then score the fat in a criss-cross pattern. Transfer the ham to a foil-lined roasting tin, and brush over half the glaze. Roast for 15 mins, then glaze with the remaining syrup. Increase the temperature to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and roast for a further 15-20 mins until you get a sticky golden crust. Leave to cool for 15 mins before carving. Drizzle over more glaze from the tin to serve, if you like. Can be made ahead and chilled for up to four days.

GINGER ALE HAM GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Combine the brown sugar and 1/4 cup of the ginger ale in a small bowl. Set aside. Place the ham in a baking pan. Pour the remaining ginger ale evenly over the ham and place the ham in the oven. Bake, uncovered, at 325 degrees F for 15 minutes per pound. Baste the ham occasionally with the ginger ale and juices in the bottom of the pan. During the final 30 minutes of cook time, brush the brown sugar mixture evenly over the ham. Continue baking until done. Remove the ham from the oven and let stand for 15 minutes before slicing and serving. cook's notes Actual cook time will vary by the type and size of ham used.

GINGER ALE GLAZED HAM FOR EASTER DINNER

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. But follow the directions for the ham that you have purchased.
• 2. I had to remove the wrapping and the disk covering the bone, and then wrap the ham tightly in aluminum foil. Then place in a large pan with a 2 inch side. No water was needed. Place ham in middle rack and bake for 13 -15 minutes per pound. My ham needed 2 1/2 hours baking time.
• 3. GLAZE RECIPE: Add the ginger ale, ground mustard, brown sugar & cloves to a medium sauce pan, then stir to blend. Place over medium high heat and bring to a boil, whisking as you go. Do not leave sauce pan unattended or it can quickly boil over. Continue to stir as glaze will thicken in just a few minutes about 5 to 10 minutes. When glaze becomes syrupy remove from heat and add butter, then stir till butter melts. Then brush glaze over ham on all sides.
• 4. I baked the ham for 2 hours, then made the glaze while the ham was baking, removed the ham after the 2 hours has elapsed, then glazed the ham on all sides, then returned it to the oven. Then repeated this step 2 additional times for a total of 30 minutes. There was juice that accumulated in the bottom of the pan from the ham.
• 5. I lined a platter with fresh greens, and added some decorative fruit that I had cut, and placed a cherry in the middle of each piece of citrus fruit , added a few green & red Grapes that I drizzled with Agave nectar and dusted with powdered sugar.
• 6. Added the ham & carefully separated the slices & arranged them on the tray in an attractive manner.

GINGER ALE HAM

Steps:

• Put ham, fat side up, in a shallow pan.Brush with mustard, sprinkle with brown sugar and pour ginger ale over it.Cover and bake in a preheated 325°F (160°C) oven about 1 hour; let stand and serve.To microwavePut ham, fat side up, on a rack in a microwave dish.Brush with mustard, sprinkle with brown sugar and pour ginger ale over it.Protect the extremities of the ham from overcooking with strips of aluminium foil, shiny side facing the meat; cover the edge with wax paper.Cook at "Medium" 24 minutes (for a 650 watt oven), remove aluminium foil and turn ham.Cook another 24 minutes at "Medium".Let stand 10 to 15 minutes, covered with aluminium foil, shiny side facing the ham.

GINGER ALE - HONEY MUSTARD GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven at 350 degrees.
• 2. I slow cooked an 8 1/2 lb ham in a shallow roasting pan for about 2 1/2 to 3 hours. I added just a cup of ginger ale to the shallow pan and tented the ham with foil.
• 3. Prepare glaze: 30 minutes before ham is done cooking, make your glaze in a separate bowl, 3/4 cup of prepared mustard (French's, dijon... whatever your taste), 1/2 cup of honey and a 1/2 cup of light brown sugar.
• 4. Take ham out of the oven and score the top and smother with glaze. Put back in the oven for at least 10 minutes and add more glaze if desired. Or, what I did was spoon the ginger ale juices back over the glazed ham. Let cook for another 10 minutes and should be ready to serve.
• 5. As it shows in the picture, I made a side of garlic sour cream mashed potatoes and peas simmered in the ginger ale juice from the ham.

GRANDMA'S HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Place ham in a roasting pan.
• Pour ginger ale into the roasting pan. Rub brown sugar over the ham. Attach pineapple slices to outside of ham with toothpicks. Secure a cherry into the middle of each pineapple slice again using toothpicks. Pour reserved pineapple juice into pan with ginger ale. Tent aluminum foil over the ham.
• Bake ham in preheated oven for 4 hours. Remove aluminum foil and continue baking another 30 minutes.

GINGER GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Place the joint in a large pan over the hob, or burner, and add 7 quarts of dry ginger ale. Bring the pan to the boil then lower the heat slightly so that it keeps bubbling steadily for 4 1/2 hours.
• Towards the end of the 4 1/2 hours, preheat the oven to 425 degrees F and begin the glaze.
• In a bowl, add 1 cup of chunky ginger preserves. Stir in 2 tablespoons of hot English mustard. Add 1/2 a cup of soft, dark brown sugar and sprinkle in 1/2 a teaspoon of ground cloves.
• After 4 1/2 hours, gently lift the ham out of the pan and place on a foil-lined baking tray. Carefully cut away the skin, leaving a thin layer of fat. There is no need to score the surface, simply slap on the glaze and place the tray with the ham into the oven for 20 minutes.
• Serve hot or cold.

GINGER ALE GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• Place ham on a rack in a roasting pan.
• In a saucepan combine wine, mustard, molasses, and cayenne pepper. Bring to simmering. Simmer, uncovered for 6 minutes.
• Stir in ginger ale.
• Pour glaze over ham.
• Bake 1 hour (I usually cover loosely with foil, afraid of drying it out).
• Increase oven temperature to 325 degrees F. Bake 1 hour more (remove foil covering), basting ham every 15 minutes.
• Brush ham with honey.
• Bake 15 minutes more.
• Slice and serve.

THE MAMA'S GINGER ALE HOLIDAY HAM (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Add ham to crock pot.
• Sprinkle brown sugar over ham.
• Pour ginger ale over brown sugar.
• Cover and cook on Low for 5-7 hours or until heated through. (It will hold in the crock pot for longer without drying out because it cooks in it's own juices so take your time and don't worry about it.).

BAKED HAM WITH ORANGE AND GINGER GLAZE

Steps:

• Prepare and heat the ham according to directions.
• Meanwhile combine marmalade, ginger root and mustard thoroughly.
• Remove meat 30 minutes, before the ham is done.
• Raise oven heat to 425°F.
• Brush with marmalade mixture.
• Pour ginger ale and 1/4 orange juice into the roasting pan.
• Bake uncovered for 30 minutes, basting the ham with the pan juices every 10 minutes.
• Remove from pan, put on a board, cover lightly with foil and let rest for approx 15 minutes.
• Pour cooking juices into a small sauce pan. Stir in brown sugar; heat and let simmer.
• Combine the remaining orange juice with the cornstarch.
• Add to the mix and let simmer until the sauce thickens, about 1-2 minutes.
• Drizzle ham slices before serving.

GINGERED HAM SLICE

Steps:

• Cut slashes in the fat edge of the ham and place in a shallow dish.
• Combine ginger ale, orange juice, brown sugar, oil, vinegar, mustard, ginger, and cloves and mix thoroughly.
• Pour marinade over ham. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Grill over hot coals for 10-15 minutes on each side, brushing frequently with marinade.

GINGER RUM-GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• If the ham comes with the skin still attached, remove most of it with a sharp knife, leaving a layer of fat and a collar of skin around the shank bone. Trim the fat, leaving a layer about 1/3 inch thick, and score the layer remaining into diamonds. Bake the ham on a rack in a roasting pan in a preheated 350°F. oven for 55 minutes. In a blender blend together the ginger, the brown sugar, and the rum, spoon the glaze over the ham, spreading it, and bake the ham for 30 to 35 minutes more, or until the glaze is brown and bubbly. Transfer the ham to a platter, garnish the platter with the parsley, and let the ham stand for 15 minutes before carving.

GINGER ALE - GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Place ham in roasting pan. In mediun saucepan, combine the wine, mustard, molasses and cayenne. Bring to a simmer and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in the ginger ale. Pour the glaze over the ham. Bake 1 1/2 hours.
• 2. Increase oven temperature to 325 degrees. Bake for 1 hour more, basting the ham every 15 minutes. Brush the ham with the honey. Bake for 30 minutes more, basting every 15 minutes, until the ham is well glazed. Slice and serve.