CRANBERRY GLAZED HAM

I love to glaze the Christmas ham. Every year I try a different glaze. This year I have tried the cranberry glaze. I hope it is nice. Haven't tried it yet but the smell is wonderful. Merry Christmas to everyone. 💝🎄🎇🎅

INGREDIENTS

Half a leg or full leg ham

2 Tbsp whole cloves

For the glaze

275 g jar cranberry sauce

2 Tbsp Dijon mustard

1/2 cup (110 g) caster sugar

zest and juice of 1 orange

1 tsp ground allspice

2 Tbsp red wine vinegar

METHOD:

To make the glaze combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until the cranberry sauce melts and mixture thickens slightly. Brush over prepared ham. Cook following the instructions below.

Preheat oven to 180C.

Cut through the ham rind in a zigzag pattern 8 cm from the shank.

Run your thumb under the rind to separate it from the fat.

Peel back, sliding your fingers underneath the rind to remove.

Use a sharp knife to score the fat diagonally in a diamond pattern at 3 cm intervals. Push 1 whole clove into the centre of each diamond.

Place the ham on a wire rack in a roasting pan. 

Add enough boiling water to the pan to reach 2 cm up the sides of the pan.

Brush the ham with one-quarter of the glaze. 

Bake, basting with the remaining glaze every 20 minutes for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until ham is golden.