Pineapple Glazed Ham

Pineapple Glazed Ham

            

       

  Ingredients

 1 (12 to 15 pound) Smoked Shank Portion Ham

 1 cup Packed brown sugar

 2 (20oz) cans Pineapple rings in heavy syrup

 1 (4oz) jar Maraschino cherries

 1/2 cup Whole cloves

 4 Tablespoons Pineapple preserves

 1 Tablespoon Cornstarch

 2 Teaspoons Lemon juice

                                     1 Tablespoon Prepared mustard                                                            

 Directions

  

 1. Place ham in a roasting pan on a roasting rack. 

Score the ham from end to end with a diamond pattern 

approximately 1/4 to 1/2 inch deep. Set aside.

 2. Drain juice from pineapple rings into a medium 

sauce pan. Drain juice from cherries into the pan and 

add lemon juice, mustard and brown sugar. Stir and 

cook over medium heat until mixture is bubbly. To thicken, 

add cornstarch to 1/4 cup of water and stir to combine 

then pour into glaze. Stir constantly until glaze is thicken 

to desired consistency.

 3. Place one whole clove in each diamond cut of ham rind.

 4. Pour 3/4 of the glaze over the ham, making sure to 

cover the outside of the ham.

 5. Arrange pineapple rings around the ham and secure 

using toothpick with a cherry in the middle of each 

pineapple ring.

 6. Gently tent the ham with aluminum foil for baking. Bake 

for approximately 4 hours, basting frequently with juices. 

For the last 30 minutes to hour of baking, uncover ham and 

pour reserve glaze over ham and place back in the oven. 

Ham is ready to be removed from the oven when its golden 

in color and the internal temperature is 160 degrees F in 

the thickest portion.

 7. Allow ham to stand for 15 minutes before slicing and serving.