Christmas Cranberry Glazed Ham Recipe

Summary

Preparation Time10 MinCooking Time50 Min
Ready In1 Hr 0 MinDifficulty LevelMedium
Health IndexAverageServings4
CuisineCourse
MethodMain Ingredient
Interest GroupHealthy

Ingredients

 Cranberry juice175 Milliliter
 Orange juice50 Milliliter
 Packed brown sugar50 Milliliter
 Raisins50 Milliliter
 Cornstarch15 Milliliter
 Cloves - a dash
 Canned ham - 1.5 to 3.5 kg
 Whole cloves

Directions

GETTING READY
1. In a glass bowl, mix the juices, sugar, raisins, cornstarch and cloves.
2. In the microwave, cook for 2 ½ to 3 1/4 minutes at High, until the glaze is thickened, stirring twice.
3. Place whole cloves on the ham.

MAKING
4. In an oblong dish, place the ham and place it on the microwave roasting rack.
5. In the microwave, cook for 9-10 minutes per ½ kg at Medium-Low.
6. Midway through the cooking cover the top cut-edge of ham with a 1 1/2-inch strip of foil.
Wrap the strip of foil around ham and fix it to the ham with wooden toothpicks. Fold around 1-inch over the cut surface.
7. About 10 minutes before you finish cooking, remove the foil and glaze the ham.

SERVING
8. Let the ham stand, covered, for at least 10 minutes before serving.
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