Ham With Peach Chutney Food

HAM AND FRESH PEACH CHUTNEY ON CORN BREAD

Steps:

• To Make Corn Bread:
• Preheat oven to 375°F. and generously butter a jelly-roll pan. 15 1/2 by 10 1/2 by 1 inch.
• In a bowl, whisk together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt and Cheddar.
• In a small bowl, whisk together egg, butter, sour cream and milk. Stir egg mixture into flour mixture until just combined and spread evenly in prepared pan. (It is important to spread batter evenly or corn bread will be too thin and crisp in places.) Bake corn bread in the middle of oven 15 to 20 minutes, or until sides pull away from pan and top is golden. While corn bread is hot, with a sharp knife, loosen corn bread edges and cut into twelve 2 1/2-inch squares, preferably with a square cutter. With a metal spatula carefully transfer corn bread to a cutting board to cool and trim.
• Halve each square diagonally to form 24 triangles. Corn bread triangles may be made 2 days ahead and kept in a sealed plastic bag, chilled. Corn bread will soften slightly. If crisper corn bread is desired, reheat in a 350°F. oven until crisp before proceeding with recipe.
• To Assemble Hors d'Oeuvres:
• Top each corn bread triangle with a folded ham slice and 1 teaspoon chutney.
• Halve and pit peach and cut into 1/8-inch dice (about 1 1/4 cups).
• In a bowl, combine peach, raisins, chili, gingerroot, shallot and cumin. Chill chutney, covered, at least 1 hour and up to 2 hours.
• About 1 hour before serving, stir in remaining ingredients and salt and pepper to taste. Serve chutney at room temperature. Makes about 1 1/2 cups.
• Can be made in 45 minutes or less but requires additional unattended time.

PEACH CHUTNEY GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Line a roasting pan with foil; spray foil with cooking spray.
• In the container of a blender, combine chutney and mustard; process until smooth.
• Using a knife, lightly score outside of ham. Place ham in prepared pan; pour ½ cup water in pan. Loosely cover with foil.
• Bake for 1 hour. Uncover and bake, brushing ham with chutney mixture every 15 minutes, until a meat thermometer inserted in center registers 148°, about 1½ hours more, loosely covering with foil to prevent excess browning, if necessary. Transfer to a serving platter. Garnish with parsley, celery leaves, and bay leaves, if desired.

PEACH GLAZE FOR HAM

Steps:

• Drain peaches, reserving syrup (save peaches for another use). Place ham on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Score the surface of the ham, making diamond shapes 1/2 in. deep; insert a clove in each diamond. Cover and bake at 325° for 2 hours., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, vinegar, cloves and reserved syrup. , Brush ham with 1/2 cup brown sugar mixture. Bake, uncovered, 25-35 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 140°. Let stand for 15 minutes before slicing. Serve with remaining brown sugar mixture.

PEACH CHUTNEY

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onions in oil until tender. Add peaches; cook and stir for 3 minutes. Add sugars, raisins, molasses, salt, pepper, allspice and 5 tablespoons of vinegar; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat; stir in lemon juice and remaining vinegar. Serve at room temperature with ham, pork or poultry. Store in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks.