Smoked Bourbon Ham Recipes

SWEET BOURBON HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Remove skin and excess fat from ham, leaving a fat layer about 1/4-inch thick. Score ham in a diamond pattern with a sharp knife. Push cloves into the center of the scored diamond shapes. Place ham with cut side down into a roasting pan.
• Bake ham in the preheated oven until an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the meat, not touching bone, reads 125 degrees F (52 degrees C), about 2 hours.
• Combine brown sugar, whiskey, and black pepper in a bowl until glaze is smooth.
• Raise oven temperature to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Baste ham with 1/3 the whiskey glaze. Return to oven and bake until internal temperature reaches 140 degrees F (60 degrees C), basting ham with whiskey glaze every 10 minutes. Cover ham loosely with a tent of aluminum foil if ham browns too quickly.
• Let ham rest for 15 minutes before carving.

BOURBON-GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Score the surface of the ham, making diamond shapes about 1/2-inch deep. Place the ham in a large, resealable bag. Add the bourbon, brown sugar, crushed pineapple, honey, and garlic to the bag; refrigerate at least 8 hours, turning the bag over several times while marinating.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Transfer the ham and marinade to a large baking dish; pour the water into the dish. Attach the pineapple rings around the surface of the ham with toothpicks.
• Bake in preheated oven until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F (95 degrees C), basting occasionally with the sauce in the pan, 90 to 105 minutes.

GRILLED BOURBON HAM

Steps:

• Remove the ham from its wrapping. If it's a canned ham, rinse off any gel and pat dry with paper towel.
• Score the ham on the top and sides into a 1-inch diamond pattern. Then push a clove into each square.
• Preheat the grill for indirect cooking to 225°F To do this, place a disposable aluminum pan in the middle of the charcoal grate and make two small piles of charcoal on either side of the pan. You can also add some wood for extra flavor. I add a few Kingsford apple wood chunks when I'm grilling a ham. Light the charcoal and close the lid but make sure the air vents are open enough to keep the charcoal burning at a low heat. If your grill doesn't have a built-in thermometer, you can place an oven thermometer on the warming rack. Also, during the cooking, periodically check the temperature and add a few extra coals as necessary in order to maintain heat.
• Brush the ham with 1 cup orange juice. Use less or more according to the size of your ham.
• Place the ham over the aluminum pan on the grill and shut the lid. Grill for 3-5 hours, depending on the size of the ham and the color you want it to be.
• While the ham begins to cook, make the glaze. Combine all the other ingredients, except for the pineapple rings, in a saucepan and cook over a low heat, stirring for about 20 minutes as the glaze thickens. Then remove saucepan from heat and let cool. It will continue to thicken as it cools.
• Glaze the ham every 10-15 minutes during the final hour of grilling. During the last 1/2 hour of cooking, place the pineapple rings on the ham and secure them with toothpicks.
• When the ham is done grilling, remove it from the grill and place it on a cutting board. Let it rest for 5 minutes. Carve and serve.