Chipotle Ham Timbales Recipes

CHIPOTLE PINEAPPLE HAM

Steps:

• Place chipotle peppers, brown sugar, pineapple, nutmeg, ginger, and bourbon whiskey in a blender and blend until smooth.
• Use a sharp knife to make diagonal cuts in the ham about 1 inch apart and 1/2 inch deep in a diamond pattern. Place smoked ham in a large bowl; pour the chipotle marinade over the ham and refrigerate ham in marinade for 3 to 6 hours, turning ham occasionally in the marinade to flavor all sides.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Remove ham from marinade, reserving the marinade; place ham into a roasting pan.
• Roast in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
• Bring the marinade to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk cornstarch and water together in a small bowl until smooth; whisk the mixture into the hot marinade. Reduce heat to low and simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes.
• After ham has baked for 30 minutes, spoon the hot marinade over the ham.
• Return ham to oven and continue baking until glaze is baked onto the ham and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the ham, not touching bone, reads at least 145 degrees F (65 degrees C), about 1 1/2 more hours. Baste ham with the glaze every 30 minutes.

TIMBALES

Steps:

• Heat oil in deep-fryer or heavy deep skillet to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the evaporated milk, sugar, salt, water and egg. Gradually mix in the flour.
• Dip a rosette iron into the batter, then into the hot oil. Fry until golden, and drain on paper towels. Dust with confectioners' sugar before completely cool.

BAKED HAM WITH HONEY-CHIPOTLE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Place ham on a rack in a roasting pan. Using a sharp knife, score surface of ham with 1/2-in.-deep cuts in a diamond pattern. Bake, uncovered, 1-1/2 hours., Meanwhile, for glaze, in a small saucepan, mix brown sugar, honey, vinegar and ginger ale. Bring to a boil; cook until mixture is reduced by half, about 15 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Reserve 1 cup mixture for sauce; keep warm., Brush ham with some of the remaining glaze. Bake, uncovered, until a thermometer reads 140°, about 30 minutes, brushing twice with additional glaze. Serve with reserved sauce.

CHIPOTLE - HAM TIMBALES

Steps:

• Grease muffin tins with the melted butter.
• Set aside.
• Combine rest of the ingredients until well mixed.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Fill muffin molds up to 3/4 capacity with the mixture.
• Bake at 180° Celsius (make conversion to Fahrenheit), until golden brown.
• Let cool a while before unmolding.

CRANBERRY-CHIPOTLE HAM

Steps:

• Move oven rack to lowest position. Heat oven to 325°F. Line roasting pan with foil.
• Remove skin from ham; trim fat to 1/4-inch thickness. Make shallow cuts in fat at 1-inch intervals in diamond pattern. Place ham in pan.
• In medium bowl, stir together cranberry sauce, brown sugar, mustard, chiles and chile pepper powder. Brush mixture on ham. Insert ovenproof meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of meat and does not touch bone or rest in fat.
• Bake 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours, brushing with pan juices every 30 minutes, or until thermometer reads at least 140°F. Cover loosely with foil; let stand 10 to 15 minutes for easier carving. Garnish with cranberries, rosemary and oranges.

BAKED HAM GLAZED WITH PINEAPPLE AND CHIPOTLE PEPPERS

Steps:

• Mix cornstarch with a little cold water to dissolve.
• Place all ingredients except for ham in a blender and blend smooth, in a small saucepan over medium heat bring to a boil them simmer till thickened.
• Preheat oven to 375 ° F.
• Place ham, cut end down, in a large baking pan and score skin.
• Bake ham for 15 minutes.
• Brush glaze over ham and bake for another hour or until internal temperature reads 140 °F.
• Baste half way through baking.

CHIPOTLE HAM 'N' CHEESE DIP

Steps:

• In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine the first six ingredients. Cook, covered, on low 40 minutes. , Stir in ham; cook 20 minutes longer or until heated through. Serve warm with vegetables or chips.