Beerham Recipes

BEER-GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Place ham on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Score the surface of the ham, making diamond shapes 1/2 in. deep. Set aside 2 tablespoons beer. Pour remaining beer over the ham. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 hour., In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, vinegar, mustard and reserved beer; spread over ham. Bake 40-45 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 140°, basting occasionally.

BONE-IN HAM COOKED IN BEER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease an 18 quart roasting pan.
• Place the ham, with the fattier side up, in the roaster. Use toothpicks to secure pineapple rings on the ham. Pour the beer over the ham. Place lid on roasting pan.
• Bake 6 to 8 hours, or until cooked through.
• Remove the pineapple rings and let sit 15 minutes before slicing.

BEER HAM

Steps:

• Scar ham and prick with whole cloves.
• Make a large enough pocket out of aluminum foil to accomodate the ham.
• Put the ham in the pocket, mix remaining ingredients together, and pour over the ham, then seal the pocket.
• Place in a covered roasting pan, and bake at 400 degrees farenheit for approximately 1 hour per pound.
• Even better though, place sealed aluminum pocket in your slow cooker, and cook on low for 8-10 hours.
• The slow cooker is my preferred method.

ROOTBEER HAM WITH KUMQUATS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 220 degrees. Wash ham thoroughly and pat dry. Place ham in roaster that has a lid. Pour 1 liter of rootbeer over ham. Add half the kumquats and 1/2 cup of brown sugar. Bake covered, for 6 hours, basting often. When done, remove ham from juices and discard juices. Return ham to roaster. In saucepan, combine remaining brown sugar and 2 cups of rootbeer. Bring to a boil and reduce until thickened enough to coat ham. Remove from heat and stir in both kinds of mustard. Brush sauce over top of ham and return to 300 degree oven uncovered to let brown. Add more sauce as needed. Add remaining kumquats during final 15 to 20 minutes of cooking. Be careful not to burn top of ham. Serve remaining sauce separately.

ROOT BEER HAM

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 325 degrees. Using a sharp knife, make parallel cuts across the surface of the ham, about 1/2 inch deep and 1 inch apart, then repeat in the opposite direction to create a diamond pattern.
• Place the ham in a deep, large roasting pan, cut side down, and pour the root beer over the ham. Add the shallots and bay leaves to the root beer in the roasting pan. Cover the pan tightly with aluminum foil and bake, basting once halfway through, until the ham is heated through (it's already cooked). The internal temperature should reach 135 degrees, about 15 minutes per pound (2 to 3 hours total).
• When the ham is done heating through, carefully remove from the oven and raise the oven temperature to 400 degrees. Uncover the ham and ladle out 2 cups of the root beer braising liquid into a large skillet.
• To make the glaze, add the brown sugar, mustard and rice vinegar to the root beer in the skillet and bring to a boil, whisking occasionally and watching that it doesn't boil over. Cook until reduced significantly, syrupy and thick enough to coat the back of a spoon and drip off slowly, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Using a spoon or a brush, apply half of the glaze all over the surface of the ham. Bake, uncovered, until the glaze is bronzed, bubbling and gorgeous (but not burned), 8 to 12 minutes.
• Transfer the ham to a cutting board to rest for at least 15 minutes before slicing thinly and serving with the extra glaze. Carefully pour the braising liquid into a gravy boat and serve alongside, as well.

NEW ORLEANS ROOT BEER GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place the ham in a broiling pan and cut shallow gashes in a criss-cross pattern across the top half.
• Combine the brown sugar and the dry mustard and pat it all over the ham.
• Put the ham in the oven.
• Combine all the other ingredients in a saucepan.
• Bring the mixture to a boil, then lower to a simmer, and cook until the liquid volumne is reduced to about one cup.
• Strain.
• Spoon some of the glaze over the top of the ham.
• Spoon more glaze, at 15-minute intervals, until it is all gone.
• Continue baking until the ham reaches an internal temperature of 160-degrees on a meat thermometer.
• Remove from oven and allow to rest for about one hour before carving.

BRAISED BEETS WITH HAM AND BEER

Steps:

• Peel beets, and chop them into 1-inch chunks; roughly chop greens. Put both in a saucepan with smoked ham hock or ham steak, butter and beer.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce to simmer. Cover, and cook until the beets are tender and the greens wilted, 20 to 25 minutes. Boil off any excess liquid. Garnish: Caraway seeds.