How To Cook Whole Boneless Ham Food

HOW TO COOK WHOLE BONELESS HAM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Remove the ham from the packaging and place it into a large baking dish. Pour the water in the dish with the ham.
• Cover the dish with foil or a lid. Allow the ham to cook covered for about an hour, about 15 minutes per pound.
• Now, you can stop there, this will heat the ham through, and since it's already cooked, you can eat it. However, it's much better to add a glaze.
• Make the glaze by mixing together the butter, brown sugar, orange zest, cinnamon, ground cloves, allspice, and the pinch of salt.
• Pull the ham out of the oven and drain out the water. Brush the top and sides of the ham with one third of the glaze mixture.
• Put the ham back into the oven, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Remove it from the oven and add another third of the glaze. Put it back into the oven for 10 more minutes. Remove it from the oven and add the final third of the glaze. Bake for a final 10 minutes uncovered.
• Remove the ham from the oven, and let it rest, uncovered, for 15 minutes before slicing and serving.

PINEAPPLE BROWN SUGAR-GLAZED BONELESS HAM

Steps:

• Let the ham sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the ham on a cutting board. Using a sharp paring knife, score the top and sides in a diagonal crosshatch pattern about 1/4 inch deep. Push the cloves into the ham if using, placing them at the intersections of the cuts. Put the ham, scored side-up, on a rack set in a roasting pan.
• Drain the pineapple rings, reserving the juice. Arrange the sliced pineapple all over the ham, securing with toothpicks. Add a maraschino cherry to the center of each pineapple slice and secure with a toothpick.
• Pour 1/4 inch water into the bottom of the pan and tent the ham loosely with foil. Roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the ham registers 130 degrees F, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, combine the honey, brown sugar and reserved pineapple juice in a large saucepan set over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, syrupy and reduced to about 3 cups, 25 to 30 minutes. Set aside.
• Increase the oven temperature to 425 degrees F.
• Uncover the ham and carefully brush a third of the glaze all over. If the water in the roasting pan has evaporated, add more. Bake the ham for 15 minutes more. Brush with another third of the glaze and bake for 15 minutes more. Brush the remaining glaze over the ham and cook until the glaze is shiny and the skin is dark golden brown and crispy, about 15 minutes more. Let rest for 15 minutes before slicing.

WHOLE BONELESS HAM IN PASTRY CRUST

Steps:

• Place ham in a shallow roasting pan; add water. Cover with aluminum foil. Place in a cold oven and set temperature to 325°F; bake for 30 minutes.
• Remove ham from oven and drain. Cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, roll out pastry dough into a long rectangle 3/8-inch thick. Spread orange marmalade over ham. Place ham on one side of dough and fold over to enclose ham. Brush dough with egg. Return to pan.
• Increase oven temperature to 375°F and bake for 45 minutes. Let stand for 15 minutes before slicing.

WHOLE HAM ON THE BARBECUE

Steps:

• Preheat gas grill on high for about 10 minutes.
• Sit ham on long sheet of heavy duty aluminum foil.
• Press brown sugar onto ham and wrap tight with foil.
• Wrap tightly with another sheet of foil.
• Lower grill temperature to low on both sides.
• Place ham on top warmer rack (or on lower rack, but place in foil pan so the bottom does not get too dried out).
• Shut grill lid and allow to cook for about 1 1/2 hours (no need to do anything else to it).
• Remove foil from ham over a pan so you don't lose the brown sugar juices.