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Oh my! Oh-My Ham is just so good! Succulent, savory, juicy, the ham itself is something wonderful, but it's the glaze that will leave you shocked with happiness! Rich and caramelized, with notes of warm cinnamon and fragrant garlic, the glaze brings out the most in the delicious ham flavors! Oh-My Ham is oh-so amazing you can't help but exclaim in joy!
Oh my! Oh-My Ham is just so good! Succulent, savory, juicy, the ham itself is something wonderful, but it's the glaze that will leave you shocked with happiness! Rich and caramelized, with notes of warm cinnamon and fragrant garlic, the glaze brings out the most in the delicious ham flavors! Oh-My Ham is oh-so amazing you can't help but exclaim in joy!
Ingredients
- 1 (8-10-pound) bone-in ham cooked
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 4 cloves garlic peeled and smashed
Directions
- Arrange an oven rack in the lower third position, then preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
- Remove any packaging from the ham and trim away the rind. Make sure to leave the fat on the ham. Discard the rind.
- Allow the ham to come to room temperature, about 1-2 hours.
- Line a baking tray or dish with several sheets of foil or parchment paper.
- Using a sharp knife, score a 1-inch-wide diamond pattern over the entire ham, making sure the scores are no deeper than 1/4-inch.
- Place the ham in the prepared baking tray.
- Pour the water into the bottom of the pan.
- Cover the ham with two pieces of foil or parchment paper.
- Bake the ham for 30 minutes.
- In a small pot or saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and cook, while swirling it lightly, until it is golden-brown.
- Add the brown sugar, the honey, the Dijon mustard, the cinnamon, and the cloves to the melted butter and cook, while stirring, until the brown sugar is completely dissolved, about 2 minutes.
- Reduce the stovetop heat to low.
- Add the garlic to the butter mixture and cook, while stirring lightly, until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes.
- Allow the butter mixture to cook just until it begins to simmer and thicken into a glaze, about 1-2 minutes.
- Transfer the pot from the heat and let the glaze mixture cool to a lukewarm temperature.
- Transfer the ham from the oven.
- Increase the oven temperature to 425 degrees F.
- Discard the foil from the ham.
- Pour 1/3 of the glaze all over the ham, brushing it in between the scores with a pastry brush.
- Bake the ham for 15 minutes.
- Brush the ham with 1/2 of the remaining glaze and some of the pan juices and bake until a dark golden-brown crust has formed and the ham reaches an internal temperature of 145 degrees F, about 15 minutes.
- Brush the ham with the remaining glaze and the pan juices.
- Let the ham rest for 10-20 minutes.
- Slice and serve.
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