Sunday, September 11, 2016

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.   




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