BEER-BAKED HAM

Beer-Baked Ham image

Plan ahead the ham needs to soak in the ginger-ale for at least 4 hours before cooking. Make certain to bake the ham 20 minutes per pound, all ingredients are for a 5 pound bone-in ham, if you are using a much larger ham then double the marinade ingredients.

Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz

Categories Ham

Time 5h40m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 (5 lb) ham, with bone-in
3 cups ginger ale, soda (do not use sugar-free or low-calorie, I just use 3 cans of ginger-ale)
12 whole cloves (or as needed)
1 cup molasses
1 -2 teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoons mustard powder
1 cup beer (any kind desired)

Steps:

Set oven to 325 degrees.
Using a sharp knife remove the tough top layer of skin from the ham.
Score the fat diagonally in a diamond shape pattern.
Soak the ham in the refrigerator in the ginger-ale for at least 4 hours to remove the salt, turning the ham occasionally if needed.
After the 4 hours discard the ginger-ale.
Stud the top of the ham with whole cloves.
Place a large piece of heavy-duty foil in the bottom of the roasting pan (large enough to wrap the ham tightly in).
Place the ham on top of the foil in roasting pan.
In a bowl mix together molasses, dry mustard, pepper and beer; pour over the ham.
Cover very tighty with the foil so the juices do not escape.
Bake the ham for 20 minutes a pound.
Remove the ham to a cutting board place a piece of foil over and let stand for 10 minutes before slicing.
Delicious!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1221.6, Fat 78.5, SaturatedFat 27.2, Cholesterol 264.6, Sodium 4737.2, Carbohydrate 61.7, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 41.9, Protein 62