Cranberry and Orange Glazed Ham
(dairy, eggs, fish, gluten, peanuts, shellfish, soy, tree nuts and wheat free)
The glazed ham with orange and cranberries is especially delicious. Make sure to ladle the sauce over the meat when you serve it!
Ingredients
1 8 to 10-pound smoked ham, bone-in, skin on
1 tablespoon Kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 bunch fresh sage leaves
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
Glaze
¼ cup canola oil
1 orange, sliced thin, seeds removed
½ cup cranberries
2 cups orange juice
2 cups light brown sugar, packed
1 cup water
1/4 teaspoon whole cloves
2 cinnamon sticks
1½ pounds carrots, peeled and cut on a diagonal
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Score the ham on the fat side with slices 2” apart and about ½” deep and place ham in a roasting pan. Cut a diamond pattern into ham by repeating slicing pattern in the opposite direction.
Season the meat with Kosher salt and ground black pepper rubbing into slices.
Take ½ of sage leaves and dice and mix with extra virgin olive oil to form a paste.
Rub sage oil over ham, making sure it gets into slits
Bake for 35 minutes.
In a sauce pan over medium heat, add canola oil, orange, cranberries, orange juice, brown sugar, water and spices.
Slowly reduce liquid to a syrupy stage; this should take about 30 minutes.
Coat ham with syrup and cook for another 25 minutes, basting with syrupy juices every 5 minutes.
Blanch and shock carrots and add to ham 10 minutes before it is done (will be in pan for 2 bastings); cook until the carrots are tender and the ham is crispy and glistening.
Recipe and photograph Copyrights © 2010 by Lisa Williams.
Source:
www.lisacooksallergenfree.com
