Elegant Holiday Ham Glaze Recipes

CONTEST-WINNING HOLIDAY GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Place ham on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Score the surface of ham, making diamond shapes 1/2 in. deep; insert a clove in each diamond. Bake, uncovered, 1-1/2 hours., Drain pineapple, reserving juice. In a small saucepan, combine pineapple juice, preserves, mustard and allspice. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 10 minutes or until slightly thickened. , Spoon half of the glaze over ham. Secure pineapple slices and cherries on top and sides of ham with toothpicks., Bake 30-45 minutes or until a thermometer reads 140°, basting twice with remaining glaze.

FESTIVE HAM GLAZE

Steps:

• Score surface of ham, making diamond shapes 1/2 in. deep. Place in a large baking dish. , In a bowl, mix remaining ingredients; pour over ham. Cover and refrigerate overnight, turning ham occasionally. , Reserving glaze, remove ham to a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Insert thermometer. Bake, uncovered, at 325° until thermometer registers 140° about 2-4 hours, brushing occasionally with glaze.

HOLIDAY HAM GLAZE

Steps:

• Stir brown sugar, lemon-lime soda, orange liqueur, cloves, allspice, salt, and black pepper together in a saucepan; bring to a simmer and cook until glaze is reduced by 1/4, about 10 minutes.
• Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into another saucepan. Bring mixture to a simmer again and cook until glaze is about the consistency of maple syrup, about 10 minutes more.

CHRISTMAS HAM GLAZE

Steps:

• Whisk beer, brown sugar, Dijon mustard, orange juice concentrate, and cloves in a bowl until sugar has dissolved.

HOLIDAY HAM GLAZE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients (just prior to use) in a non-reactive saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Stir constantly while heating.
• Reduce heat, stirring and allow to simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Apply to ham while warm.

GLAZED HOLIDAY HAM

Steps:

• Place rack in lower third of oven and preheat to 325 degrees. Trim tough rind from ham, leaving as much fat as possible. Place ham flat-side down and score the rounded side all over with diagonal cuts about 1 1/2 inches apart and 1/4-inch deep, forming a diamond pattern. In center of each diamond insert a single clove.
• Place ham in a roasting pan and bake until a meat thermometer inserted into thickest part reads 135 degrees, about 15 minutes a pound. One hour before ham is done, remove it from oven and brush all over with glaze.
• Return ham to oven and continue to bake, glazing ham once or twice more until ham is done. Remove ham from oven, tent with foil and let rest 10 minutes before carving.

HOLIDAY HAM GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Make criss-cross pattern in ham by cutting diagonal marks.
• Place on a baking sheet and bake uncovered for about 2 hours.
• Combine cola and worcestershire sauce in medium sauce pan; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 hour.
• Add sugar and mustard and stir until it dissolves.
• During last hour of baking, brush mixture over ham every 15 minutes.
• Serve wam with remaining sauce.