Honey Cranberry Glazed Ham Food

CRANBERRY GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Line a roasting pan with foil. Place ham on a rack in prepared pan. Bake, covered, 1 hour., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, whisk remaining ingredients until blended. Remove 1 cup mixture for glaze; reserve remaining mixture for sauce. Brush ham with some of the glaze mixture. Bake, uncovered, until a thermometer reads 140°, 35-45 minutes, brushing every 10 minutes with remaining glaze., Warm reserved sauce mixture over medium heat, stirring occasionally; serve with ham.

HONEY CRANBERRY GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Remove your ham from the refrigerator and allow to sit at room temperature for 2-3 hours so it can warm up.
• Preheat oven to 325°F. Make sure oven racked is at the bottom. Remove the rack from the roasting pan and add the star anise and a handful of whole cloves to the pan. Fill with an inch of water. Place rack back in.
• If ham is wet and slimy, gently pat dry with a paper towel. Using a sharp knife, score the ham diagonally. Place ham flat face down onto the rack and tightly cover with a sheet of aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the glaze.
• Add cranberries, honey, water and orange juice to a saucepan over medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally until most cranberries pop and mixture begins to boil, about 5-6 mins.
• Add orange zest (optional), cayenne, mustard, vinegar and brown sugar and stir until smooth.
• Allow to cook for another 3-5 mins or until sauce thickens up. Either using an immersion blender, a regular blender or a food processor, blend sauce until it's nice and smooth. Set aside.
• Once the ham has finished pre-baking, remove from the oven and remove the foil. Brush the entire ham with a coat of glaze, return to the oven and bake for another 20 minutes.
• Continue to re-glaze the ham every 20 minutes until it's finished baking. Make sure the internal temperature is around 130°F - 140°F. The baking time is 18-20 minutes per pound, so baking times may vary. See information in post above for more details.
• For the last 20 minutes of baking, glaze the ham one final time, and spoon some of the fat and clove flavoured water over the ham.
• Once ham has finished baking, remove from oven and spoon more of the juices on top and brush with more glaze.
• Loosely cover the ham with aluminum foil and allow to rest for 15-20 minutes.
• Spoon some more juices on top and brush with a final coat of glaze. Transfer ham to a serving platter with a bed of kale and fresh cranberries. Serve and enjoy!

EASY HAM WITH CRANBERRY GLAZE

Steps:

• Set oven to 325 degrees.
• In a small saucepan combine the cranberry sauce, brown sugar, fresh orange juice, cloves, cinnamon, allspice and black pepper, if using; heat slowly stirring until smooth.
• Place the ham on a rack in a shallow roasting pan with 1/3 cup water.
• Insert a meat thermometer in the ham.
• Bake until the thermometer reaches 125 degrees (about 1-1/2 to 2 hours).
• Brush a third of the glaze on the ham 30 minutes before the end of baking time.
• Spoon on the remaining glaze every 10 minutes (within the 30 minutes).
• After removing the ham from the oven, let stand for 15 minutes before carving.
• Delicious!

HONEY-GLAZED HAM WITH CRANBERRY RELISH

Steps:

• 1. Remove and discard glaze packet from ham or reserve for another use. Begin by preparing ham according to package directions.
• 2. Make Honey Glaze: While baking, mix honey, mustard and lemon juice in small bowl until blended. Set aside until the last 30 minutes of baking time.
• 3. Make Cranberry Relish: Combine apples and juice in medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add cranberries; simmer an additional 5 minutes, or until fruit is tender, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in marmalade and pecans. Set aside until ready to eat. Or, if made in advance, cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
• 4. Uncover ham and brush with the Honey Glaze for the last 30 minutes of the baking time.
• 5. Let stand 10 minutes. Carve and serve with Cranberry Relish.

CRANBERRY GLAZE (FOR HAM)

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan.
• Heat slowly, until smooth, beating with a wire whisk or rotary beater.
• Spoon over ham at last 1/2 hour of baking.
• Garnish with whole cranberries.