Pineapple-Mustard-Glazed Ham
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- Yield Serves 8 to 10
Ingredients
- 2 medium pineapples, peeled lengthwise, cored, and cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices
- 3 cups sugar
- 2 cups water
- 1/4 cup cup country-style mustard
- 1 smoked, bone-in ham (10 pounds), trimmed of excess skin and all but a 1/4-inch layer of fat
- 40 whole cloves
- 1 cup cup dry white wine
- Mustard greens, for garnish (optional)
Directions
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Bring pineapples, sugar, and water
to a boil in a large saucepan. Reduce
heat; simmer, skimming foam. Cook until pineapples are translucent and mixture
has reduced to 4 cups, 60 to 80
minutes. Transfer to a large bowl; let
cool. Stir in mustard. (Glaze will keep,
covered and refrigerated, for 3 days.) -
Preheat oven to 350 degrees with rack in lowest position. Score ham with a sharp knife in a pattern of 1 1/4-inch diamonds. Press a clove into the center of each diamond. Place ham, cut side down, in a roasting pan; drizzle wine over top. Coat ham with half the glaze. Cover with parchment, then foil, and bake for 1 hour. Remove from oven.
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Increase oven temperature to 425 degrees. Uncover ham, and coat with remaining glaze (some will fall to the bottom of the pan). Bake, uncovered, basting
occasionally, until browned, 40 to 45 minutes. (Tent bone with foil if it becomes too dark.) Transfer ham to a cutting board; let rest for at least 30 minutes before carving. Serve with pan drippings and pineapple. Garnish with mustard greens if desired.
Cook's Note
Country-style mustard is like a cross between grainy and Dijon mustards. It's available at most supermarkets; if you can't find it, substitute half grainy and half Dijon. An apple corer makes easy work of coring the pineapples.
The recipe says to cook the glaze to 4 cups. Well, it was still very watery at 4 cups so we continued reducing. It took more like 3 hours (not 60-80 minutes). The glaze was ok, but I don?
Karenina2, you could substitute chicken broth or non-alcoholic wine for the wine.
can this be made without wine? what would be a non-alcoholic substitute?
Absolutely the best ham glaze. Made it last year, and everyone wants it again this year!!
Hands down best ham recipe ever. Raves at Easter dinner this year. Glaze is amazingly flavorful.
I made this for Easter dinner
Yes 3 cups of sugar is correct. You are making a glaze. The mustard and white wine will cut the sweetness. Hope that helps.
made glaze today, will let you know after Easter dinner tomorrow!
3 cups of sugar! this can't be right, has anyone tried this?