Carved Baked Ham Recipes

BAKED HAM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place ham in a roasting pan, and press whole cloves into the top at 1 to 2 inch intervals. Pack the top with a layer of brown sugar. Pour enough water into the bottom of the roasting pan to come to a 1 inch depth. Cover the pan tightly with aluminum foil or a lid.
• Bake for 4 1/2 to 5 hours in the preheated oven (about 22 minutes per pound), or until the internal temperature of the ham has reached 160 degrees F (72 degrees C). Make sure the meat thermometer is not touching the bone. Let stand for about 20 minutes before carving.

CRAZY GOOD SOUTHERN BAKED HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place ham fat side-up on a rack in a roasting pan. Score ham fat in a crisscross design; season with sea salt.
• Mix brown sugar, sorghum syrup, brown mustard, brandy, dry mustard, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger together in a bowl for the basting mixture. Brush 1/3 basting mixture on top of ham and stick cloves into fat. Pour coffee into bottom of roasting pan.
• Cook ham in the preheated oven, brushing with remaining basting mixture every 30 minutes, until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center reads 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 2 hours total.

BAKED HAM WITH GOLDEN BREADCRUMBS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 F. Using a sharp knife, remove the rind from most of the ham, leaving a band around the end of the shank bone and a thin layer of fat all over. Score the fat on top of the ham in a crisscross pattern. Place the ham in a large roasting pan. Pour 3 cups of water into the pan. Bake the ham, uncovered, for 1½-2 hours.
• Stir the dark brown sugar and mustard in a medium bowl to make a thick paste. Set aside.
• Make breadcrumbs: remove crust from day-old bread and reserve for another use. Cut the bread into large chunks and place into food processor; pulse until crumbly. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the bread crumbs and toast, stirring frequently, until crisp and golden, 5-10 minutes. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Remove the ham from the oven and increase the oven temperature to 350 F. Spread half of the sugar-mustard paste over the scored top of the ham. Bake the ham for 1 more hour.
• Remove the ham. Spread the remaining half of the sugar-mustard paste over the ham and pack the breadcrumbs all over the top. Add 1 cup water to the roasting pan if the pan juices have dried out. Return the ham to the oven until the breadcrumbs are deep golden brown, about 15 minutes.
• Transfer the ham to a serving platter or a carving board and let it rest, about 10 minutes. To carve, use a large chef's knife and serving fork to cut against the grain, creating long diagonal slices of meat.

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.