Montes Ham Recipes

MONTE'S HAM

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300 degrees. Cut off the ham's tough outer skin and excess fat, and discard. Put ham in a large roasting pan. With a long, sharp knife score it, making crosshatch incisions all over the ham about 1/2 inch deep and 1 inch apart.
• Roast the ham on the lower middle level of the oven for two hours. Remove it from oven, and increase heat to 350 degrees.
• For the glaze, stir together the orange marmalade, mustard and brown sugar in a medium-size bowl. Stud ham with cloves, inserting one at the intersection of each crosshatch. Brush entire surface of ham generously with glaze, and return to the oven. Reserve some of the glaze.
• Cook ham 1 1/2 hours more, brushing with glaze at least three times. Transfer ham to a cutting board or platter, and allow it to rest for about 30 minutes. Carve and serve warm or at room temperature.

MONTE'S HAM

Steps:

• Trim outer skin and excess fat from ham.
• Place ham, meat side down in a large roasting pan and score, making crosshatch incisions with a sharp knife.
• Turn ham back on its side.
• Roast at 300F for 2 hours.
• Remove from oven.
• Mix together the orange marmalade, mustard, honey, and brown sugar.
• Stud ham with cloves, either by inserting one clove at the intersection of each crosshatch or by inserting in the center of each square.
• Brush ham with glaze.
• Increase oven temperature to 350F and return ham to oven for about 1 1/2 hours, or until themometer inserted near bone (but not touching bone) reaches 160°F.
• Glaze the ham at least 3 times while baking.
• When ham is done, transfer to a large cutting board or platter and allow to rest for 30 minutes before carving.

MONTE'S HAM GLAZE RECIPE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together in a small saucepan and heat for about 5 minutes. Heat ham at 300 for about two hours. Brush with glaze and cook another hour. Add glaze every 15 minutes.

MONTE'S HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300. Trim tough outer skin and excess fat from ham. Put ham in large roasting pan and score, making cross-hatch incisions with a sharp knife. Roast for 2 hours. Remove ham from oven and increase temp to 350. For glaze, combine sugar, marmalade, mustard and brown sugar in a bowl. Stud ham with cloves, the brush entire surface of ham generously with glaze and return to oven. Cook ham an additonal 90 minutes, brushing with glaze at least 3 times. Transfer to a cutting board and allow to rest for 30 minutes. Carve and serve warm or at room temp.

MONTE CUBANO

Steps:

• Spread 1 slice of bread with mustard and top with pickles, meats, and cheese. Mince and mash garlic to a paste with a pinch of salt, then mix with mayonnaise. Spread on remaining slice of bread and assemble sandwich.
• Beat together egg, milk, and 1/8 teaspoon each of salt and pepper, then soak sandwich in egg mixture.
• Melt butter in a heavy medium skillet over medium-low heat. Cook sandwich, uncovered, until underside is well browned, about 4 minutes. Flip and cook remaining side, covered, until well browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, 1 minute.

MONTE CRISTO SANDWICH

Steps:

• Spread bread with mayonnaise and mustard. Alternate ham, Swiss and turkey slices on bread.
• Beat egg and milk in a small bowl. Coat the sandwich with the egg and milk mixture. Heat a greased skillet over medium heat, brown the sandwich on both sides. Serve hot.