This sugar cure is the answer to your ham prayers! Caramelize a tasty ham just like Cracker Barrel and prepare for a finger-licking good dinner. Use this recipe for all your pork curing needs.
How To Make Cracker Barrel Copycat Sugar Cured Ham
Ingredients
- 12 cups water
- 4 lb. pine honey ham log, 3 to 4 lb for boneless, 6 to 7 lb for bone-in, pre-cooked
- 2 lb granulated sugar
- 1 lb brown sugar
- 8 oz honey
- 4 oz orange juice concentrate
- ¼ cup dijon mustard
To serve:
- Mashed potatoes
- Greens, choice and done your way (such as spinach, collard greens, asparagus, kale, etc)
Instructions
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Dissolve the sugar in warm water and let it cool down.
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Score your ham with your preferred pattern if needed then submerge your ham with the brine. Cover and set aside in a chilled area for 48 hours.
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Preheat your oven the next day to 325 degrees F then line a baking sheet with foil and place a roasting rack on top.
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Place your ham onto the roasting rack, then roast until the internal temperature of the ham reads 135 to 140 degrees F about 1½ to 2¼ hours for bone-in or 45 mins to 1½ hours for boneless.
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In a large bowl, combine brown sugar, honey, orange juice concentrate, and mustard.
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Baste your ham every 10 minutes for the last 40 minutes of roasting.
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Once you reach the necessary internal temperature, increase your oven temperature to its highest setting.
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Broil for roughly 5 to 10 minutes until the crust of the ham turns golden brown.
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Allow to rest briefly at room temperature. Portion accordingly. Serve over mashed potatoes & any choice of greens
Nutrition
- Sugar: 1575g
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- Calcium: 557mg
- Calories: 6146kcal
- Carbohydrates: 1585g
- Fat: 3g
- Fiber: 3g
- Iron: 6mg
- Monounsaturated Fat: 2g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g
- Potassium: 1590mg
- Protein: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Sodium: 997mg
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Vitamin A: 474IU
- Vitamin C: 158mg
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