My Christmas Ham
- Ready In:
- 4hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
-
20
ingredients
- 12 lbs ham (we use one semi-boneless, fully cooked half ham)
- 1⁄2 cup whole cloves
- 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple rings, drained, reserving liquid (packed in heavy syrup or pineapple juice, not water)
- 1 (4 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained, reserving liquid
- 12 ounces carbonated lemon-lime beverage (Sprite)
directions
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- Remove wrapping and any plastic bone plug from ham. Place ham in roasting pan. I like one with high sides or a roasting pan with cover.
- Cut diagonal pattern into top of ham and place one clove clove in the center of each diamond.
- Prepare Glaze: Put liquids from pineapple and cherries in small saucepan with brown sugar, Worcheshire sauce and carbonated soda. Warm slightly on stovetop until brown sugar is dissolved. No need to boil!
- At this point, I usually use a food injector to inject some of the prepared glaze direct into several areas of the ham.
- Pour glaze over all surfaces of the ham.
- Place pineapple rings over as many surfaces of the ham as you can. Use toothpicks if necessary to "pin" rings to end or sides.
- Place maraschino cherry into the center of each pineapple ring, using toothpicks to anchor them.
- Though the original recipe did not state to, I like to cover the ham with foil (or roasting pan cover) to keep the ham really moist.
- Bake ham for 4-5 hours or until internal temperature reaches 160F (or 15-20 minutes per pound if you have a larger or small ham), basting every 30 minutes with pan drippings.
- Remove ham from oven and let set for 15-30 minutes before carving. Remove toothpicks before serving.
- Serve carved ham with pineapples and cherries.
- Note: Pan dripping are excellent for making baked beans.
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