Country Ham In Pineapple Sauce With Dried Cherries And Raisins Recipes

COUNTRY HAM IN PINEAPPLE SAUCE WITH DRIED CHERRIES AND RAISINS

Steps:

• Stud the ham with the cloves, then place in slow cooker.
• Drain pineapple juice from the crushed pineapple into a bowl and add the cornstarch.
• Stir until thoroughly blended; then add in the pineapple and preserves; mix well.
• Pour and spoon over the ham.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 5-7 hours.
• Sprinkle on the cherries and raisins; continue to cook 1 hour, until the meat is very tender.
• Remove ham from the sauce and let cool for about 15 minutes on a cutting board.
• Cut into slices and arrange on plates or a serving platter.
• Generously spoon the sauce over the meat and serve at once.

BAKED HAM WITH SPICED CHERRY GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a roasting pan with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray.
• Score the top and sides of the ham with a small sharp knife in a crisscross pattern. Put the ham in the prepared pan, flat-side down, and pour the wine or water into the bottom of the pan. Tent loosely with foil and bake until a thermometer inserted into the center of the ham registers 140 degrees F, about 2 hours.
• Meanwhile, make the glaze: Combine the preserves, horseradish sauce, brown sugar, cinnamon, cumin, 1/4 teaspoon salt and the lemon juice in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook until the glaze is slightly thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon zest; let cool. Add more lemon juice to taste, if needed.
• Remove the ham from the oven, uncover and brush with about 1/4 cup of the glaze. Bake, uncovered, 20 more minutes, brushing the ham with another 1/4 cup glaze halfway through. Remove from the oven, brush with more glaze and transfer to a cutting board. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing. Serve with the remaining glaze.

RAISIN PINEAPPLE SAUCE FOR HAM

Steps:

• Whisk together the pineapple juice with cornstarch in a small saucepan over medium heat, and stir in the dry mustard powder, red currant jelly, raisins, and pineapple. (Lumps of jelly will dissolve as mixture heats.) Bring the sauce to a boil, stirring constantly, and simmer until thickened, 1 to 2 minutes. Keep raisins stirred into sauce as it cooks so they don't burn. Serve warm.

HAM WITH SWEET PINEAPPLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Place ham on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Bake at 325° for 1-1/4 to 2 hours or until a thermometer reads 140° and ham is heated through. , Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine 1/4 cup water, brown sugar, soy sauce, ketchup, mustard and pineapple. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Combine cornstarch and remaining water until smooth; stir into pineapple sauce. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with the ham.

HAM WITH PINEAPPLE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a skillet, saute ham slices in butter until warmed. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine all of the remaining ingredients; simmer for 3 minutes. Serve over ham.

CHERRY PINEAPPLE GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Remove ham from packaging and warm according to directions on package.
• Meanwhile combine all other ingredients in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Boil till mixture starts to thicken.
• After ham is warm, remove from oven and heat oven to 425. Carefully loosen slices(do not remove from bone)and brush glaze all over ham liberally.
• Put uncoved in oven, cook for about 20 to 30 minutes Basting with glaze every 10 minutes Ham should be "golden" brown.
• Allow to cool and remove slices from bone according to carving instructions on packaging.

EASY RAISIN SAUCE FOR HAM

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a saucepan.
• Stir raisins into water, reduce heat to medium, and boil until very tender, about 5 minutes.
• Whisk brown sugar, cornstarch, and salt into raisin mixture and simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes.