Bourbon-Glazed Fresh Ham

Submitted by silky

"A wonderful Sunday or holiday dinner. Served with scalloped potatoes and homemade applesauce, this has to be one of the best meals in the world."

 

• Ready In: 5hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 10-12

ingredients

• 1 fresh ham, about 10 pounds
• 1 cup Bourbon
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 grated orange, rind of
• 1⁄3 cup steak sauce

directions

1. Trim rind from ham and score fat into diamonds.
2. Mix remaining ingredients in a bowl.
3. Tie ham every 2 inches with string.
4. Spear ham on rotisserie rod and fasten ends.
5. If desired, insert a meat thermometer in the center of the thickest part of the ham, not touching a bone.
6. Make a drip pan and place it in grill and arrange coals around it.
7. Place ham 8 inches above gray coals and grill for 4 to 5 hours, adding more coals when needed.
8. During the last hour of grilling, brush glaze over all sides of ham.
9. Brush with glaze every 10 minutes.
10. Remove from rod and cut into thin slices.
11. Note: If using a meat thermometer, allow the ham to cook until it registers 170 degrees.