Ham Recipes
Ham with Bourbon-Cherry Glaze
Treat your guests with this ham that’s served with bourbon-cherry glaze – a tasty dinner.
Prep: 15 min | Total: 4 hr 30 min | Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients
- 1 (12 pound) fully cooked bone-in ham shank
- 1 tablespoon black peppercorns, coarsely crushed
- 30 whole cloves
- 1 (12 ounce) can cola carbonated beverage
- 1/4 cup bourbon
- 6 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 1 (13 ounce) jar cherry preserves
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray a 13 x 9 inch pan with cooking spray.
- Remove skin from ham; trim fat to 1/4 inch thickness. Make shallow cuts in fat 1 inch apart in diamond pattern.
- Rub peppercorns over surface of ham; insert cloves in centers of diamonds.
- Place ham in pan. Insert ovenproof meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of ham and does not touch fat or bone.
- In small bowl, mix 1 1/4 cups of the cola, 2 tablespoons of the bourbon and 1/4 cup of the brown sugar; pour over ham.
- Bake uncovered 2 hours, basting with pan drippings every 15 minutes.
- In 1-quart saucepan, mix remaining 1/4 cup cola and remaining 2 tablespoons each bourbon and brown sugar. Add 2/3 cup of the preserves. Cook over medium heat for 3 minutes or until glaze is hot and sugar is dissolved. Brush glaze over ham.
- Bake for 1 hour 45 minutes longer or until thermometer reads 140 degrees F. Transfer ham to serving platter; cover with foil. Let stand for 30 minutes before carving.
- Skim fat from drippings in pan. Stir remaining 1/2 cup preserves into drippings with whisk. Transfer mixture to a saucepan. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer for 8 to 10 minutes or until thickened.
- Serve glaze with ham.
Nutrition
Per serving: Calories 327, Total Fat 11g (Saturated Fat 2g), Sodium 1643mg Total Carbohydrate 30g (Dietary Fiber 0g ), Protein 27g
% Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 0%
Exchanges: 2 Other Carbohydrate; 2 Lean Meat; Carbohydrate Choices: 2
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Attribution
Recipe and photo used with permission from:
Betty Crocker