How To Make Christmas Ham
This is a unique take on Christmas ham, in that its juices are infused with peach nectar, pineapples, and maraschino cherries for a fruity and savory dish.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 5lbbone-in ham
- ½cupDijon mustard
- ½cuppacked brown sugar
- ¼cupwhole cloves
- 4cupspeach nectar
- 20ozpineapple rings,juice drained and reserved
- 4ozmaraschino cherries,juice drained and reserved
Instructions
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Place ham into a large pot, cover with water, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer ham for 1 to 2 hours. Cut away and discard any rind and visible fat.
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
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Score the ham in a diamond pattern and place into a roasting pan. Stir Dijon mustard and brown sugar in a bowl until thoroughly combined; brush mustard mixture onto the ham. Press a whole clove into the center of each scored diamond shape. Pour peach nectar into the roasting pan. Combine pineapple and maraschino liquid in a small bowl.
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Bake ham in the preheated oven for 3 hours, basting frequently with the pineapple juice mixture and peach nectar.
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Arrange pineapple rings over the ham and secure with toothpicks. Secure a maraschino cherry in the center of each pineapple ring with a toothpick.
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Bake ham for 1 to 2 more hours until browned, tender, and fragrant, basting ham and fruit frequently with pineapple juice mixture and pan juices.
Nutrition
- Calories: 542.79kcal
- Fat: 20.36g
- Saturated Fat: 6.80g
- Trans Fat: 0.01g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 10.20g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.02g
- Carbohydrates: 51.98g
- Fiber: 5.74g
- Sugar: 38.09g
- Protein: 38.77g
- Cholesterol: 129.27mg
- Sodium: 2748.00mg
- Calcium: 106.88mg
- Potassium: 812.17mg
- Iron: 3.35mg
- Vitamin A: 14.57µg
- Vitamin C: 18.59mg
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