Thanksgiving Ham
Directions
- 1Place the ham in a large pot.
- 2Add allspice to the pot with the ham.
- 3Add cloves to the pot with the ham.
- 4Pour water into the pot until the ham is covered.
- 5Boil the ham for 45 minutes to 1 hour with cloves and allspice.
- 6Zest an orange using a microplane grater.
- 7Cut the zested orange in half.
- 8Squeeze the juice from the orange halves through a strainer into a pot.
- 9Remove rosemary leaves from their stems.
- 10Chop the rosemary finely.
- 11Add the orange zest to the pot with orange juice.
- 12Add the chopped rosemary to the orange juice and zest.
- 13Add brown sugar to the pot.
- 14Heat the glaze mixture until it becomes bubbly and syrupy.
- 15Score the boiled ham in a crosshatch pattern.
- 16Insert whole cloves into each score of the ham.
- 17Spoon the glaze over the scored and studded ham.
- 18Bake the ham for 20 minutes.
- 19After 20 minutes, glaze the ham again with the syrupy mixture.
- 20Bake for another 20 minutes.
- 21Remove the ham from the oven.
- 22Slice the ham.
- 23Garnish with a slice of orange and a sprig of rosemary before serving.
Ingredients
- Ham
- Allspice
- Cloves
- Orange
- Rosemary
- cup Brown sugar
Equipment
Large potKnifeMicroplane graterCutting boardStrainerBaking dishSpoon
Tips
- You can bake your ham instead of boiling if preferred.
- Traditionally, Jamaican ham is glazed with pineapple juice and garnished with pineapple and cherries.
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