BAKED HAM WITH RUM AND COKE GLAZE

BAKED HAM WITH RUM AND COKE GLAZE image

Categories Pork Bake

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

For the Ham-
Bake
1 butt half, bone-in ham, 6-9 lbs (1 lb of ham serves 2-3 people)3 cans Coke (12 ounces each) (enough to cover bottom of roasting pan, but not touch ham)
For the Glaze-
Reduce; Mix In:
2 cans (12 ounces each) Coke
3/4 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 cup prepared yellow mustard
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
2 Tablespoons dark rum
1 Tablespoon dry mustard
Pinch of salt

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Bake ham with 3 cans of Coke, tented, for 1 hour. Meanwhile prepare the glaze. Reduce 2 cans of Coke for the glaze to 1/2 cup over medium-low heat, about 40 minutes (watch carefully to prevent from over-reducing). Mix in remaining ingredients and simmer to dissolve. After baking the ham for 1 hour, uncover it and begin glazing, brushing every 15 minutes during the last hour of baking. (Check to make sure there is still some Coke in the bottom of the pan; add more as needed.) Remove the ham once an internal temperature of 110 degrees is reached if it an already cured ham. If you have a partially cooked ham, make sure the internal temperature is 160 degrees. Allow it to rest 15 minutes, carve, and serve warm.