Grilled Fresh Ham Food

GRILLED HAM

Steps:

• Preheat grill to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix brown sugar and mustard together in a bowl until a paste forms.
• Place ham on a large piece of aluminum foil. Spread brown sugar paste over entire ham. Wrap foil securely around ham, sealing all of the edges together. Place wrapped ham in a disposable pan.
• Grill ham on the preheated grill until heated through, about 2 1/2 hours. Remove ham from grill and let rest 30 minutes before slicing.

GRILLED HOLIDAY HONEY HAM

Steps:

• Trim the ham of any excess fat, but leaving 1/4-inch of fat on the ham. With a sharp knife, score the fat on the top of the ham. Place the ham on a large rimmed baking sheet.
• Whisk together the brown sugar, salt, black pepper, cumin, ginger, mustard powder, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Reserve 1 tablespoon of the dry rub mixture for the glaze. Season the ham with the remaining dry rub. Place plastic wrap over the ham and put it in the refrigerator for 8 to 12 hours. Allowing the seasoning to penetrate the ham overnight will give it a fuller flavor.
• Preheat your charcoal grill to 300 degrees F for indirect heat.
• Place the baking sheet with the ham on the grill grates, with the ham flat side down. Cover the grill and let the ham cook for 2 hours.
• Heat the butter, thyme, honey, vinegar, and reserved dry rub together in a medium saucepan until the butter melts. Stir together until smooth. Brush the ham with the glaze, cover with grill lid, and grill for 30 minutes more, basting the ham every 10 minutes with the glaze. Remove to a platter, let rest for 30 minutes, then carve and serve.

GRILLED FRESH HAM

Steps:

• Prepare grill for indirect cooking.
• Place drip pan under where ham will be placed.
• Insert meat thermometer in thickest part of ham. Place ham on grill and cover grill.
• Grill over coals for 1 1/2 hour to 2 hours (or until thermometer registers 155 - 160).
• SAUCE: In a mixing bowl; combine chili sauce, vinegar, lemon juice, mustard and garlic. Mix well.
• Brush ham frequently with sauce during the last hour of grilling.
• Let ham stand at least 10 minutes before carving.

GRILLED MOLASSES AND RUM-GLAZED FRESH HAM

Steps:

• Brine ham: Bring all brining ingredients except ham to a boil in a deep 8- to 9-quart pot (such as a pasta pot), stirring occasionally until sugar and salt are dissolved.
• Remove from heat and add ham.
• (Brine should cover ham; if not, make more brine.) Cool mixture 30 minutes, then chill, covered, turning ham once or twice, at least 1 day and up to 2.
• Prepare grill for cooking using enough hardwood charcoal to fill a charcoal chimney or a shoe box.
• When coals are ready, push them to one side of grill, leaving about two thirds of grill without coals.
• Put a drip pan opposite coals.
• Make spice rub and cook ham: Finely grind all spice-rub ingredients together in an electric coffee/spice grinder.
• Drain ham and pat dry.
• Rub ground spices all over ham.
• Place ham on grill rack, fatty side up, over drip pan.
• Cover grill, leaving cover vents one fourth open and bottom vents fully open, and cook ham, adding a large handful of charcoal every 30 minutes.
• After 1 hour, turn ham around so other side faces coals and continue to cook until a meat thermometer inserted near but not touching bone registers 155°F, 1 to 2 hours more.
• Make glaze while ham is grilling: Heat glaze ingredients over moderate heat, stirring, until butter is melted.
• During last 30 minutes of grilling, brush ham with glaze several times, letting excess fall into drip pan.
• Serve ham: Transfer cooked ham to a platter and cover loosely with foil.
• Let ham stand 30 minutes to 1 hour before carving.
• Serve with pan drippings (skimmed of fat).
• Cooks' notes:.
• • Gas grill method: Preheat grill to moderately low.
• Place ham, fatty side up, in grill on a rack in a large broiler pan.
• Close lid, then roast about 3 hours.
• • Oven method: Roast ham, fatty side up, on a rack in a large roasting pan in a preheated 350°F oven, about 3 hours.

GRILLED MOLASSES AND RUM-GLAZED FRESH HAM

Steps:

• Brine ham:
• Bring all brining ingredients except ham to a boil in a deep 8- to 9-quart pot (such as a pasta pot), stirring occasionally until sugar and salt are dissolved. Remove from heat and add ham. (Brine should cover ham; if not, make more brine.) Cool mixture 30 minutes, then chill, covered, turning ham once or twice, at least 1 day and up to 2.
• Prepare grill for cooking using enough hardwood charcoal to fill a charcoal chimney or a shoe box. When coals are ready, push them to one side of grill, leaving about two thirds of grill without coals. Put a drip pan opposite coals.
• Make spice rub and cook ham:
• Finely grind all spice-rub ingredients together in an electric coffee/spice grinder.
• Drain ham and pat dry. Rub ground spices all over ham.
• Place ham on grill rack, fatty side up, over drip pan. Cover grill, leaving cover vents one fourth open and bottom vents fully open, and cook ham, adding a large handful of charcoal every 30 minutes. After 1 hour, turn ham around so other side faces coals and continue to cook until a meat thermometer inserted near but not touching bone registers 155°F, 1 to 2 hours more.
• Make glaze while ham is grilling:
• Heat glaze ingredients over moderate heat, stirring, until butter is melted.
• During last 30 minutes of grilling, brush ham with glaze several times, letting excess fall into drip pan.
• Serve ham:
• Transfer cooked ham to a platter and cover loosely with foil. Let ham stand 30 minutes to 1 hour before carving. Serve with pan drippings (skimmed of fat).