Cranberry Orange Glazed Ham Recipe
Ingredients
| 1 (16 to 18 pound) smoked fully cooked ham | ||
| Whole cloves | ||
| Firmly packed brown sugar | 2 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), divided | |
| 1 1/3 cups cranberry juice cocktail | ||
| Honey | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Cider vinegar | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| All purpose flour | 1 1/2 Tablespoon | |
| Prepared mustard | 3 Tablespoon | |
| Butter/Margarine | 3 Tablespoon | |
| Oranges | 2 , sliced | |
| Maraschino cherries | 6 , halved | |
Directions
Slice skin from ham.
Score fat on ham in a diamond design, and stud with cloves.
Place ham, fat side up, on rack in a shallow roasting pan.
Insert meat thermometer, making sure it does not touch fat or bone.
Bake at 325° for 3 to 3 1/2 hours.
Combine 1/2 cup sugar, cranberry juice, honey, cider vinegar, flour, mustard, and butter in a saucepan, mixing well.
Bring to a boil, and cook 1 minute.
Coat exposed portion of ham with remaining sugar.
Place orange slices on ham, securing in centers with wooden picks; leave tips of picks exposed.
Place cherry half on each pick.
Pour hot cranberry mixture over ham; bake an additional 1 hour or until thermometer registers 140°, basting ham with pan juices twice.
Score fat on ham in a diamond design, and stud with cloves.
Place ham, fat side up, on rack in a shallow roasting pan.
Insert meat thermometer, making sure it does not touch fat or bone.
Bake at 325° for 3 to 3 1/2 hours.
Combine 1/2 cup sugar, cranberry juice, honey, cider vinegar, flour, mustard, and butter in a saucepan, mixing well.
Bring to a boil, and cook 1 minute.
Coat exposed portion of ham with remaining sugar.
Place orange slices on ham, securing in centers with wooden picks; leave tips of picks exposed.
Place cherry half on each pick.
Pour hot cranberry mixture over ham; bake an additional 1 hour or until thermometer registers 140°, basting ham with pan juices twice.
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