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Gallery Glazed Ham Recipe Summary Servings: 50
Ingredients Ingredient Checklist 1 whole smoked ham (14 to 18 pounds), bone in and rind on 1 cup apple cider 1/4 cup yellow mustard seeds 2 tablespoons whole cardamom pods 1 tablespoon whole fennel seeds 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon ground ginger 3/4 cup prepared mustard 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons light-brown sugar 3/4 cup dark-brown sugar 3 tablespoons light corn syrup 2 tablespoons unsulfured molasses 2 to 3 tablespoons whole cloves 4 fresh bay leaves (optional)
Cook’s Notes A ham this size can serve 16 people for dinner and up to 50 for hors d’oeuvres.
Gallery Glazed Ham
Recipe Summary Servings: 50
Gallery
Glazed Ham
Glazed Ham
Glazed Ham
Recipe Summary Servings: 50
Recipe Summary
Servings: 50
Servings: 50
50
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 whole smoked ham (14 to 18 pounds), bone in and rind on 1 cup apple cider 1/4 cup yellow mustard seeds 2 tablespoons whole cardamom pods 1 tablespoon whole fennel seeds 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon ground ginger 3/4 cup prepared mustard 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons light-brown sugar 3/4 cup dark-brown sugar 3 tablespoons light corn syrup 2 tablespoons unsulfured molasses 2 to 3 tablespoons whole cloves 4 fresh bay leaves (optional)
Directions
Rinse ham with cool water, and dry with paper towels. Let stand for 2 hours at room temperature. Place rack on lowest level in oven; heat oven to 250 degrees. Line a roasting pan with heavy-duty aluminum foil. Place a roasting rack in the pan. Transfer ham, with the thicker rind on top, to rack. Pour 1/2 cup apple cider over ham. Cook for 2 hours or until an instant-read thermometer registers 140 degrees.
Meanwhile, combine mustard seeds, cardamom, and fennel in a small heavy skillet; place over medium-low heat, and toast seeds, shaking pan, for 3 to 4 minutes, until aromatic. Transfer to a spice mill or mortar and pestle, and grind just until cardamom is broken up. Transfer spice mixture to a medium bowl. Add cinnamon, ginger, mustard, 2 tablespoons light-brown sugar, 2 tablespoons dark-brown sugar, corn syrup, molasses, and remaining 1/2 cup apple cider. Combine well; set aside.
Remove ham from oven, and let it cool for about 30 minutes. Using kitchen shears or a sharp knife, trim away the hard rind from the ham. Use a sharp knife to trim fat to a layer of about 1/4 inch all over the ham; it does not need to be perfectly even. The bottom side of the ham will have less fat and more skin. Place ham – bottom side down – in pan. Score the remaining fat on top of the ham into a pattern of 1- to 2-inch diamonds, cutting about 1/4 to 1/2 inch through the fat and into the meat.
Insert a whole clove into the intersection of each diamond. Using a pastry brush or your fingers, rub the spice glaze all over the ham and deep into the cut diamonds. In a medium bowl combine remaining cup light-brown sugar and 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons dark-brown sugar. Using your fingers, gently pack sugar mixture all over scored fat. If using bay leaves, secure them with toothpick halves around the shank bone. Cover the toothpicks by inserting cloves on top of them. Return ham to oven and cook for 20 minutes. Sugar will begin to crystallize but there will be some hard spots of sugar; gently baste these areas with remaining glaze. Cook 40 minutes more, basting with remaining glaze after 20 minutes; do not baste with any pan juices. The ham should be dark brown and crusty; cook 15 minutes more if necessary. Remove and let cool slightly. Transfer to a serving platter, and let stand 30 minutes before carving.
Cook’s Notes A ham this size can serve 16 people for dinner and up to 50 for hors d’oeuvres.
Cook’s Notes
A ham this size can serve 16 people for dinner and up to 50 for hors d’oeuvres.
Reviews (6)
Add Rating & Review 64 Ratings 5 star values: 12 4 star values: 11 3 star values: 22 2 star values: 14 1 star values: 5
Reviews (6)
Add Rating & Review 64 Ratings 5 star values: 12 4 star values: 11 3 star values: 22 2 star values: 14 1 star values: 5
Add Rating & Review
64 Ratings 5 star values: 12 4 star values: 11 3 star values: 22 2 star values: 14 1 star values: 5
64 Ratings 5 star values: 12 4 star values: 11 3 star values: 22 2 star values: 14 1 star values: 5
64 Ratings 5 star values: 12 4 star values: 11 3 star values: 22 2 star values: 14 1 star values: 5
5 star values: 12 4 star values: 11 3 star values: 22 2 star values: 14 1 star values: 5
Martha Stewart Member Rating: 5 stars 11/18/2017 dande512 I made this ham recipe in the late 90s and promptly misplaced the recipe until now. I followed the recipe exactly. It's a little time consuming but oh so worth the effort. I plan to serve this ham recipe for Thanksgiving dinner. This recipe was a hit in the 90s and I fully expect it to wow my guest in 2017. Martha Stewart Member Rating: Unrated 05/04/2016 It took more like 3 hours to heat my 17 3/4 pound ham up to 140 degrees. And 30 minutes to cut the rind off, trim the fat, place the cloves in and glaze it. So an extra hour and a half. Martha Stewart Member Rating: 5 stars 11/22/2012 This glaze is highly requested every year!!!! This will be my 3rd time making this. I use ground up everything and the taste is spectacular!!! Martha Stewart Member Rating: 5 stars 04/25/2011 Spectacular! This is only the 3rd time I've done a ham and was by far the best!! Used bone-out ham. With the rind removed, the flavours really penetrated! I used only two tablespoons of sugar (in the glaze mix) and 1 or 1.5 of corn syrup and it was perfect - not too sweet. The cardamom pods wouldn't crack with the M&P, so I used my fingers to break them open. Really outstanding - had with the scalloped potatoes & green/butter bean salad and that was plenty of food. Fabulous flavour combinations! Martha Stewart Member Rating: Unrated 11/22/2010 I use already ground up yellow mustard, cardamom, and fennel seeds because I don't have a mortar. It comes out just as great. Make it every year because its highly requested. Martha Stewart Member Rating: Unrated 03/23/2008 Butt half hams have no fat and shank half hams have precious little nowadays, so what do you do? Also it is damn near impossible to get the sugars to stick.Martha Stewart Member
Rating: 5 stars 11/18/2017
dande512 I made this ham recipe in the late 90s and promptly misplaced the recipe until now. I followed the recipe exactly. It’s a little time consuming but oh so worth the effort. I plan to serve this ham recipe for Thanksgiving dinner. This recipe was a hit in the 90s and I fully expect it to wow my guest in 2017.
Rating: 5 stars
Rating: Unrated 05/04/2016
It took more like 3 hours to heat my 17 3/4 pound ham up to 140 degrees. And 30 minutes to cut the rind off, trim the fat, place the cloves in and glaze it. So an extra hour and a half.
Rating: Unrated
Rating: 5 stars 11/22/2012
This glaze is highly requested every year!!!! This will be my 3rd time making this. I use ground up everything and the taste is spectacular!!!
Rating: 5 stars 04/25/2011
Spectacular! This is only the 3rd time I’ve done a ham and was by far the best!! Used bone-out ham. With the rind removed, the flavours really penetrated! I used only two tablespoons of sugar (in the glaze mix) and 1 or 1.5 of corn syrup and it was perfect - not too sweet. The cardamom pods wouldn’t crack with the M&P, so I used my fingers to break them open. Really outstanding - had with the scalloped potatoes & green/butter bean salad and that was plenty of food. Fabulous flavour combinations!
Rating: Unrated 11/22/2010
I use already ground up yellow mustard, cardamom, and fennel seeds because I don’t have a mortar. It comes out just as great. Make it every year because its highly requested.
Rating: Unrated 03/23/2008
Butt half hams have no fat and shank half hams have precious little nowadays, so what do you do? Also it is damn near impossible to get the sugars to stick.
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