CITRUS CHERRY GLAZED HAM

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My favorite way to eat ham. The mixture of orange juice and cherry pie filling makes a great sauce that is not too sweet. The recipe is from Sawgrass and Pines, a Florida Cookbook.

Provided by Dawn399

Categories     Ham

Time 2h45m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup apple cider
1/2 cup water
5 lbs uncooked ham, with bone
12 whole cloves
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup orange juice

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325 °F.
  • In a medium saucepan, combine apple cider and water, bring to a boil, then set aside.
  • You will use this mixture to baste ham as it cooks.
  • Remove skin from ham.
  • Place ham, fat side up and score fat into diamonds and stud with cloves.
  • Coat top of ham with brown sugar.
  • Place ham fat side up in a shallow baking pan.
  • Insert meat thermometer (make sure it is not touching bone or fat portion).
  • Bake for@ 2 hours or 22-25 minutes per pound.
  • Meat thermometer should read 160 °F.
  • Baste every thirty minutes with cider mixture.
  • Combine remaining ingredients in a sauce pan.
  • Bring to a boil, simmer for 5 minutes, stirring.
  • Serve over ham slices.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 853.4, Fat 21.8, SaturatedFat 7.3, Cholesterol 196.6, Sodium 5764.6, Carbohydrate 75.4, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 44.2, Protein 85.2

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