WHOLE HAM GLAZED WITH RED WINE AND SPICES

Whole Ham Glazed With Red Wine and Spices image

Provided by Mikekey *

Categories Pork

Time 3h15m

Number Of Ingredients 11

15 lb fully cooked bone-in whole ham
1/2 c honey
1/2 c dry red wine
1/4 c pineapple juice
2 Tbsp butter
1 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
whole cloves, for studding ham (optional)

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 325F.
2. Place ham, fat side up, on rack in roasting pan; pour in 2 cups water.
3. Cover pan tightly with foil; roast for 2 hours, adding more water if necessary to maintain level.
4. If ham has skin, slide a sharp knife under the skin and lift off. (Discard skin or save for making ham broth for split pea soup).
5. Trim fat layer to 1/4-inch (5 mm) thickness. Discard trimmed fat.
6. Diagonally score fat to form a diamond pattern.
7. In a small saucepan, combine honey, red wine, pineapple juice, butter, pepper, nutmeg, cloves and ginger over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until butter is melted. Stir in Dijon mustard; let cool slightly.
8. Brush enough of the glaze over ham to cover; stud center of each diamond pattern with clove.
9. Roast ham, uncovered and brushing several times with remaining glaze, for 45 to 60 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted in center registers 140°F. Transfer to cutting board and tent with foil; let stand for 15 minutes.
10. To carve ham, cut down to bone into 1/4-inch thick slices. With knife parallel to bone, cut off slices along bone. Turn remaining meaty portion up; repeat carving.