Super Easy Baked Ham Food

HAM AND CHEESE SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°(F). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
• In a large bowl add the flour, salt, pepper, baking powder, baking soda, and brown sugar; mix well to combine. Cut the butter into small cubes then quickly work it into the mixture (using your fingers) until it resembles a coarse meal. Set aside. In a small bowl whisk together the egg, yogurt, and milk, beating well to combine. Add the liquid mixture to dry and use a fork to stir everything together until just moistened.
• Add in the cheese, ham, and scallions and gently fold them into dough with a spatula.
• Pour the shaggy dough out onto a clean, floured work surface and shape the dough into an 8-inch circle. Cut the dough into 8 wedges and carefully transfer to the prepared sheet.
• Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until the tops are lightly golden brown.
• Cool for 5 minutes on the tray, then serve warm.

SLOW-BAKED 'CITY' HAM

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 275°F. Put the ham in a roasting pan or a big cast-iron skillet. Cover it loosely with foil and heat it for 7-1/2 to 8 hours. Let the ham rest for at least 20 minutes. Before carving, remove the fat and rind from the surface of the ham, if you like. Serve with biscuits and mustard or your favorite chutney.

BROWN SUGAR MUSTARD GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300°F | 150°C and arrange a rack in the lower third. Remove any plastic packaging or netting from the ham. Trim away the rind and discard. Set the ham aside to rest at room temperature for 1-2 hours.
• Line a baking tray or dish with several sheets of aluminium foil or parchment paper if you prefer (it will make cleanup a lot easier).
• Remove the rind or skin of the ham (refer to steps in post), ensuring you leave the fat on. Using a sharp knife score a 1-inch-wide diamond pattern (don't cut more than 1/4 inch deep) over the entire ham. Place the ham in the baking tray; pour 1/3 cup of water into the base of the pan and cover the ham with two pieces of foil or parchment paper and bake for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the butter in a small pot or saucepan over medium heat until golden browned. Add in the brown sugar, honey, mustard, cinnamon and cloves, stirring to mix together well until the brown sugar has completely dissolved, (about 2 minutes).
• Reduce heat to low and add in the garlic. Allow it to become fragrant, cooking for a further minute or two until the glaze just begins to simmer, then set it aside and let cool to lukewarm (the glaze should be the consistency of room-temperature honey).
• After 30 minutes baking time, carefully remove the ham from the oven and increase the oven temperature to 425°F | 220°C. Discard the foil or parchment paper and pour 1/3 of the glaze all over the ham, brushing in between the cuts to evenly cover. Return to the oven and bake uncovered for 15 minutes.
• Remove from the oven, brush with another third of the glaze and some of the pan juices, and repeat again after 15 minutes more minutes of baking until a dark golden-brown crust has formed, (about 30 minutes total). For added depth of flavour, mix some of the ham pan juices together with the glaze in the pot which will help keep it runny enough for brushing. If your crust is still pink after there suggested baking time, turn on your broiler (or oven grill), and allow it to broil for 2-5 minutes, while keeping an eye on it so it doesn't burn from the sugar.
• Let the ham rest 10-20 minutes before slicing.

BAKED EGG BOATS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350
• Cut a V shape into each baguette and hollow out - leaving about 1/2 inch border of bread (see above photo).
• In medium bowl, scramble eggs.
• Add cream, ham, cheese, salt and pepper.
• Spoon into boats - making sure each egg boat gets equal parts ham and cheese.
• Bake for about 25 minutes until egg mixture is puffy and bread is nicely browned.
• Cool for 5 minutes - slice and eat!

BAKED HAM RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325ºF.
• Scrub the skin of the ham with cold water. Pat dry. Place the ham, fat side up, on a rack in a pan. Add a little water. Bake the ham according to the directions on the package or follow the table below.
• A thermometer will register 165ºF when the ham is cooked.
• Remove the ham from the oven. Remove the rind (skin) by loosening with a sharp knife as the rind is pulled gently up from the ham.
• Score the fat into a diamond shape using a sharp knife. Do not cut too deeply or you will expose the meat and it can dry out.
• You can stick a whole clove into each of the places where the cuts meet. Glaze ham with your favorite ham glaze recipes.
• Bake the ham at 400ºF to brown and set the glaze.
• For smaller hams, please see the table below.

SUPER EASY BAKED HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F and make sure the racks are all the way on the bottom so there is plenty of room for the ham.
• Bring ham in packaging to sink and have a pan big enough to hold it nearby. I find a 9"x13" baking pan works great. Make sure your pan is at least an inch deep.
• Take ham out of wrapper and rinse it with cool water if you think it feels icky. Then find the plastic doohickey on the large cut end and remove it. At this point you can trim off some of the fat if you would like. I usually don't, as most of it renders out into the pan or is very easy to cut around.
• Place ham in pan with large cut side down.
• Stab with the business end of a probe style thermometer. This is the kind which has a long metal skewer on one end (the business end), a long cable, and a box which has all the controls and readouts. Make sure the probe goes through a large area of meat, not fat, and doesn't hit one of the bones down the center of the ham. Set your thermometer to alert you when the ham reaches 140°F.
• When your oven has reached 350F, put the ham in (be careful, it's heavy).
• Wait until the thermometer alerts you. Then remove the ham from the oven (remember, it's heavy and now it's really hot, too). Remove the probe, and either start slicing or put on a pretty platter and let your family/guests ooh and ahh. :).
• NOTE: The skin gets very black and crispy. Do not panic, the meat is juicy, I promise. Simply cut the skin off where it is really crispy and get to the meat underneath.
• ALSO: If you do not have a probe style meat thermometer, or need an idea of timing for preparing the rest of your meal, an already cooked (city) ham will reheat to 140F in approximately 15 minutes per pound. So a 12 pound ham will take 3 hours. Ish.
• And FINALLY: I like to carve off the leftovers and separate into 1 pound amounts. I then put these into labeled quart sized freezer bags and freeze for casseroles, pasta, or beans another night. The bone can be put into a labeled gallon sized freezer bag, and then thawed for yummy beans another night.

OVEN-FRIED HAM STEAKS

Steps:

• Add panko crumbs, smoked paprika, garlic powder, cayenne pepper and salt to a large bowl and whisk together.
• Prepare a separate bowl or dish with just flour.
• In another medium bowl, beat eggs together with milk.
• Take each ham steak and coat it in flour. Next coat the floured ham in the egg wash. Finally coat it in seasoned panko crumbs.
• Lay the coated ham steak on a lined and generously greased (with butter) baking pan. Bake at 425˚ for 18-22 minutes or until crumbs are golden brown.
• Top ham steaks with white gravy before serving.

SUPER-EASY FRIED HAM STEAK WITH CRANBERRY MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• Sprinkle the ham steaks with black pepper.
• Melt about 2 tablespoons butter in a medium skillet over medium heat.
• Add in ham and saute until brown on the edges (about 2 minutes per side).
• Transfer to plates and cover with foil to keep warm.
• Reduce heat slightly and add in remaining 2 tablespoon butter to the skillet.
• Add in shallots and mustard powder; stir until the shallots begin to soften (about 2-3 minutes).
• Add/mix in the whole-berry cranberry sauce, water and red wine vinegar; stir with a wooden spoon until sauce thickens (about 1 minute).
• Season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste.
• Spoon the sauce over ham and serve.

SUPER EASY DEVILED HAM RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Put ham or prosciutto, mustard, cornichon, scallions, and Worcestershire sauce into a food processor and pulse to create a thick, chunky paste. Add 1/2 cup of the butter and pulse again. Taste the ham spread and add salt and pepper, to taste.
• Pack 4 (3/4-cup) ramekins or small bowls with the ham mix pressing down firmly, leaving a 1/4-inch space at the top.
• Spoon clarified butter over the ham spread to create a buttery seal. Decorate with a parsley leaf and a sprinkle of black pepper. Pop the ramekins into the refrigerator until the butter is set.

BAKED GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Put the ham on a wire rack or trivet set over a large roasting tin, pour in 480ml warm water and cover tightly with foil. Put the ham in the oven, immediately reduce the heat to 160C/140C fan/gas 3 and cook for 5 hrs.
• Meanwhile, put the maple syrup, apricot jam and brown sugar in a heavy-based pan and stir in 50ml water. Bring to the boil, then remove from the heat and leave to cool.
• Take the ham out of the oven. Increase the temperature to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Open the foil, being careful of the hot steam. Remove the rind from the ham by inserting a sharp knife under it at the opposite end to the knuckle bone, gently lifting it away from the fat (try to keep as much fat on the leg as possible so that it will protect the ham and stop it drying out).
• Decorate the ham by scoring the fat with a knife to make large diamond shapes, taking the knife from one corner to the other, then making parallel scores 4cm apart. Repeat in the opposite direction. Put a clove in the corner of each diamond. Brush the ham with the sugar mixture, pushing it into the scores with the brush.
• Return the ham to the oven, placing it back on the trivet over the water. Bake for a further 45 mins until deeply coloured. Serve hot or cold. Will keep in the fridge for up to one week.

EASY BAKED HAM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Remove as much of the ham from the bone as you can. Layer one third of the ham in the bottom of a 6 quart casserole dish. Top with a few pineapple rings and 1/4 of the brown sugar. Repeat the layers, ending with pineapple rings on top, but don't sprinkle the last 1/4 of brown sugar.
• Pour any juice left in the pineapple can over the ham. Then pour in enough of the ginger ale to fill the dish about half way. Sprinkle the remaining brown sugar over the top.
• Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Uncover and cook for an additional 20 minutes.