Glazed Old Fashioned Ham Food

GLAZED OLD-FASHIONED HAM

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325ºF.
• Score surface of ham in diamond pattern to about 1/8 inch deep. Place cloves into center of each diamond. Place ham in roasting pan, cut-side down.
• Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat. Stir in mustard until smooth. Add brown sugar and vinegar; cook until bubbly. Reduce heat to low. Cook 3-5 minutes or until brown sugar is dissolved.
• Pour glaze onto ham, brushing to cover. Cover or tent ham with aluminum foil. Bake 10-12 minutes per pound, brushing with glaze every 20 minutes, until heated through. Remove ham from oven; let rest 15 minutes before slicing.

CLASSIC GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Remove the ham from the refrigerator and bring to room temperature, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Trim off any skin from the ham. Use a sharp paring knife to score through the fat in a diagonal crosshatch pattern without cutting through to the meat. Insert the cloves into the ham (if using), placing them at the intersections of the cuts.
• Put the ham, flat-side down, on a rack in a roasting pan. Pour 1/4 inch water into the bottom of the pan. Transfer to the oven and roast until a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the ham registers 130 degrees F, about 2 hours, 30 minutes (about 15 minutes per pound).
• Increase the oven temperature to 425 degrees F. Pour half of the Glaze (see below for glazes) over the ham and brush to coat. If the water in the bottom of the pan has evaporated, add more. Return the ham to the oven and roast, basting every 10 minutes with the remaining Glaze, until glossy and well browned, about 45 more minutes.
• Boil 2 cups apple cider in a saucepan over medium-high heat until reduced to 1/2 cup, 8 to 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to low; add 1/2 cup each apple jelly and maple syrup, 1/4 cup whole-grain mustard, 1/2 teaspoon allspice and 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg.
• Mix 1 cup light brown sugar, 3/4 cup dijon mustard and the grated zest and juice of 1 orange in a bowl.
• Toast 2 teaspoons five-spice powder in a small saucepan over medium heat with 1 tablespoon peanut oil, about 1 minute. Add 1 cup hoisin sauce, 3 tablespoons each honey and rice vinegar, 1 tablespoon soy sauce and 1 cup water. Boil and reduce to 1 1/2 cups, about 5 minutes.
• Grate the zest of 2 limes; set aside. Squeeze the juice into a saucepan; add 8 thin slices ginger and 2 cups unsweetened pineapple juice. Boil until reduced to 1/2 cup, 8 to 10 minutes. Strain, then add the lime zest, 1 cup apricot preserves and 1/4 cup dijon mustard.

OLD-FASHIONED HAM WITH BROWN SUGAR AND MUSTARD GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Place ham in large roasting pan. Pour apple juice over ham. Cover ham completely with parchment paper, then cover ham and roasting pan completely with heavy-duty foil, sealing tightly at edges of pan. Bake ham until instant-read thermometer inserted into center of ham registers 145°F, about 3 hours 45 minutes. Remove ham from oven. Increase oven temperature to 375°F.
• Remove foil and parchment from ham. Drain and discard liquids from roasting pan. Cut off rind and all but 1/4-inch-thick layer of fat from ham and discard. Using long sharp knife, score fat in 1-inch-wide, 1/4-inch-deep diamond pattern. Spread mustard evenly over fat layer on ham. Pat brown sugar over mustard coating, pressing firmly to adhere. Drizzle honey evenly over. Bake until ham is well glazed, spooning any mustard and sugar glaze that slides into roasting pan back over ham, about 30 minutes. Transfer ham to serving platter; let cool at least 45 minutes. Slice ham and serve slightly warm or at room temperature.

PAULA DEEN'S OLD-FASHIONED HOLIDAY GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven as directed on the ham package and follow the instructions for baking the ham. Remove the ham from the oven about 30 minutes before the end of the warming time.
• Decoratively arrange the pineapple slices on top of the ham, securing the with whole cloves, if using, or toothpicks. Place a cherry in the center of each pineapple and secure with a clove or toothpick.
• In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, mustard and just enough of the reserved pineapple juice to make a thick glaze. Spoon the glaze over the ham and bake for the remaining 30 minutes. Remove the ham from the oven, transfer to a cutting board and carve.

OLD FASHIONED HAM GLAZE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients.
• To Glaze: 30 minutes before ham is done, pour off drippings and remove skin on shank end of ham. Score fat with whole cloves. Spoon glaze over ham. Put back in oven and finish heating, basting several times with glaze.
• I even use this on the pre-cooked hams, as well.
• Cooking time depends on size and type of ham you are cooking.

OLD-FASHIONED GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Place ham on a rack in a shallow foil-lined roasting pan. Score the surface of the ham, making diamond shapes 1/2 in. deep; insert a clove into each diamond. Cover and bake at 325° for 2 hours., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring the brown sugar and juices to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until glaze is reduced to 1 cup. , Baste ham with 1/3 cup glaze. Bake, uncovered, 25-35 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 140°, basting with remaining glaze every 10 minutes.

OLD FASHIONED HAM WITH BROWN SUGAR AND MUSTARD GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Method 1: Place ham in large roasting pan. Pour apple juice over ham. Cover ham completely with parchment paper, then cover ham and roasting pan completely with heavy duty foil, sealing tightly at edges of pan.
• Bake ham until thermometer reads 145 F, about 1 hour 10 minutes or 7 minutes per pound.
• Remove ham from oven. Increase oven temp to 375°F.
• Method 2: instead of using parchment paper and foil, use a turkey bag.
• Remove foil and parchment paper from ham or remove ham from bag.
• Drain and discard liquids from roasting pan.
• Cut off rind and all but 1/4 inch thick layer of fat from ham and discard.
• Using long sharp knife, score fat in 1 inch wide 1/4 inch deep diamond pattern.
• Spread mustard evenly over fat layer on ham.
• Pat brown sugar over mustard coating, pressing firmly to adhere.
• Drizzle honey evenly over.
• Bake until ham is well glazed, spooning any mustard and sugar glaze that slides into roasting pan back over ham, about 30 minutes.
• Transfer ham to serving platter and let cool at least 45 minutes.
• Slice ham and serve slightly warm or at room temperature.