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Glazed Ham Lara Ferroni

For a ham recipe that feels like a party, make a ham glaze with orange juice, bourbon, brown sugar, and apple jelly that's spiced with cloves, allspice, and ginger. If you don't have apple jelly, apricot jam can be used in a pinch. The leftovers make for an excellent breakfast casserole, not to mention ham sandwiches.

Chef Kris Wessel of Florida Cookery in Miami Beach, Florida, shared this recipe as part of aPalm Tree Christmas menuhe created exclusively for Epicurious. You can also use this orange glaze on a 12-pound bone-in pork loin. See the Cook's Note for cooking times.

Ingredients

Makes 10 to 12 servings

1 (10- to 12-pound) fully cooked, trimmed, bone-in smoked ham (shank end), room temperature
2 cups freshly squeezed orange juice
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
3/4 cup bourbon
1/2 cup guava or apple jelly, warmed
2 large shallots, peeled and thinly sliced
3 whole allspice
3 whole cloves
Zest of 1 orange plus 2 oranges cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
1 (2-inch-long) piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated

Special Equipment

1 (10- by 14-inch) roasting pan; toothpicks; pastry brush

  1. Step 1

    Position a rack in the lower third of oven and preheat to 325°F.

    Step 2

    Using a sharp knife, score the fat covering the ham in a 3/4-inch-wide diamond pattern (do not cut into the meat). Place the ham in a 10-by-14-inch roasting pan and add 1 cup water. Roast the ham for 2 hours.

    Step 3

    While the ham is roasting, prepare the glaze: In a heavy, medium saucepan over moderately low heat, combine 1 cup orange juice, brown sugar, and bourbon. Bring to a simmer and continue simmering for 10 minutes. Add the guava or apple jelly, shallots, allspice, and cloves, and continue simmering until slightly reduced, about 5 minutes. Add the orange zest and the remaining 1 cup orange juice, and bring to a boil. Continue boiling until thickened, about 5 minutes. Add the orange slices and fresh ginger, and cook until the orange slices are tender, about 2 minutes.

    Step 4

    Once the ham has been in the oven for two hours, drape the glazed orange slices over the ham, securing them with toothpicks, and brush the ham and oranges with about 1/2 cup of glaze, reserving the remainder for serving. Continue roasting the ham until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 145°F, about 30 minutes.

  2. To Serve:

    Step 5

    Remove the toothpicks from the ham and arrange the orange slices on a platter. Slice the ham and arrange on top of the oranges. Warm the remaining glaze and serve alongside.

Cooks' note:

To use this orange glaze on a 12-pound bone-in pork loin, roast the loin in a 350°F oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 145°F, about 1 1/2 hours, adding the oranges and glaze for the last 30 minutes of cooking.

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  • We make this every year now!!!! People talk about it year round so now we make it for Easter and Christmas

    • DebsDebacle

    • Maryland

    • 4/3/2021

  • Delicious ham, I served this for Easter dinner and everyone loved it!

    • vacationgal206

    • Seattle, WA

    • 3/29/2016

  • Made this for easter dinner and it was excellent. Not difficult and great flavors. I only had a swig of bourbon left in the bottle so that's all the glaze got, but i don't think it suffered for it. I usually like dijon mustard with my ham, but the sauce was so good i opted for that instead.

    • dlaviano

    • Brooklyn, NY

    • 3/28/2016

  • Great glaze. I have made it several times and even substituted rum for bourbon and it was still really good!

    • determinedtocook

    • 1/17/2016

  • We have made this a number of times now and it is a hit every time.

    • blkcawfee

    • Prince Edward County, Ontario

    • 1/3/2016

  • I generally do not cook big meat dishes, but I have a weakness for ham, so I thought we'd have it for Christmas eve dinner (plus, I wanted to make croque-madame the next morning). I've only ever heated up the spiral-cut variety. This was fantastic! I have no idea if it had to do with my preparation, the meat company, or the pig itself, but I will make this again. I didn't have shallots on hand, so just skipped them. The ginger and orange was really fantastic, though. Easy for a beginner like me, but super-delicious. Glad I had the thermometer that I can plug into the ham and then monitor from outside the oven, because it did take longer than suggested in the recipe, and I used a 6 lb ham.

    • Anonymous

    • Tacoma, WA

    • 12/28/2014

  • This recipe was a smash hit. Made it for Christmas dinner with friends and was NOT disappointed. My husband is a HUGE ham fan and EVERYONE loved this version of the old classic. The shallots, orange and ginger nicely compliment the salty sweet ham. We skipped the orange slice part of the recipe and did not miss it one bit.

    • bbeers

    • Seattle, WA

    • 12/30/2013

  • 有趣,这是我第一次圣诞火腿,一个d it came out perfect. Being on a budget, my ham was a slightly less expensive, boneless smoked ham, and rather than a really nice bourbon, I used Canadian Mist, which is a surprisingly smooth whiskey for the price. I also opted to use a really rich apple butter rather than jelly, but I think it added quite a bit to the flavor. Other than that, I followed the recipe to the letter, and although I don't think my glaze thickened as much as it was supposed to, it still worked really well. Everyone raved about it, and we all ate much too much. From the amount we saved to serve with the ham, we used half as the sauce, and the other half to make gravy from. It was perfect on mashed sweet potatoes. This was so simple, fragrant, and delicious, I would definitely make it again. The leftovers made for a pretty outstanding ham and eggs breakfast this morning.

    • opusfish

    • Saint Louis, MO

    • 12/25/2013

  • This was absolutely delicious for my first Xmas ham ever. We used guava jam from whole foods and a pre cooked bone in ham from there as well. Keep ham uncovered at all times and you will have a crispy skin and a bowl of epic gravy/glaze left over to pour over the ham. Saving leftovers to make biscuit sandwiches with cheddar cheese and the epic glaze for brekky :) highly recommend. Don't skimp on quality ingredients here.

    • leahs11

    • Venice ca

    • 12/25/2012

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