Ham With Ginger Ale 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).

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 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.

HONEY-GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Score the surface of the ham in a diamond pattern about 1/8 inch deep. Stud the top of the ham with the cloves, then put it in a roasting pan with a rack, tent it with foil and bake for 1 hour.
• Heat the honey, ginger ale, mustard and vinegar in a small saucepan until bubbly. Cook until reduced and a bit thicker, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Remove the foil and brush the glaze on the ham. Return it to the oven for 15 minutes. Repeat once more. Remove it from the oven and let it rest/cool slightly.

HOW CANADIANS DE-SALT THEIR HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees and trim the fat from the ham.
• Marinate in the Ginger Ale for at least 4 hours in the fridge, turning if needed.
• Place in foil lined baking dish.
• Mix together the beer, mustard and molasses, spread over ham.
• Cover ham with foil and bake 15 minutes per pound, then remove foil and bake an additional 20 minutes.

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.

GLAZED HAM WITH PEACH-GINGER SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Use a serrated knife to score the top of the ham in a diamond pattern. Press whole cloves into the ham and place on a roasting rack in a roasting pan.
• Bake for 1 1/2 to 2 hours in the preheated oven, or until the internal temperature of the ham has reached 140 degrees F (60 degrees C). Cover with aluminum foil if the ham starts to look dry.
• While the ham is baking, mix together the cinnamon, mustard and 1/2 cup of brown sugar in a cup or small bowl. Set aside. In a saucepan over medium heat, mix together the remaining brown sugar, cider vinegar, peach nectar and peach preserves. Bring to a boil and then stir in the sliced peaches, ginger, cherry pepper and the cinnamon stick. Simmer until the peaches are tender and the sauce has thickened, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Remove the ham from the oven and brush liberally with the mustard glaze. Increase the oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and return the ham to the oven, uncovered.
• Bake for an additional 20 to 30 minutes, or until glaze is bubbly. Allow the ham to rest for 15 to 20 minutes before carving. Serve with hot Peach-Ginger sauce.

GINGER HAM STEAKS

Steps:

• In a large skillet coated with cooking spray, cook ham over medium heat for 1-2 minutes on each side or until heated through. Remove from the skillet and keep warm. Stir in the jelly, mustard and ginger. Return ham to the skillet; heat through.

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.

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.

HONEY-GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Cut ham in half; place in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Pour ginger ale over ham. Cover and cook on low until heated through, 4-5 hours. , Combine the honey, mustard, cloves and cinnamon; stir until smooth. Spread over ham; cook 30 minutes longer.

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.

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.).