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Brown sugar and mustard glazed ham

A spiral ham is already cooked: you are only warming it and glazing it. The easiest centerpiece there is, and it feeds a crowd.

15 min hands-on2 hr 30 min start to finishOven 325°F · about 14 min a poundTravels well
Gluten-freeDairy-free
Cooking for46810121620
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Brown sugar and mustard glazed ham

Photo: Rerun van Pelt, CC BY-SA 2.0

When to make it

Mix the glaze up to a week ahead and keep it in the fridge.

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For 6

  • ½fully cooked bone-in spiral ham (about 9 lb)
  • ½ cupdark brown sugar
  • 2¼ tbspDijon mustard
  • 1¾ tbspapple cider vinegar
  • ¼ tspground cloves
  • ½ cupapple cider

How to make it

  1. Warm it

    Heat the oven to 325°F. Set the ham cut-side down in a roasting pan, pour the cider around it and cover tightly with foil. Warm about 14 minutes a pound, until the center reads 120°F.

  2. Glaze

    Simmer the sugar, mustard, vinegar and cloves for 3 minutes, until syrupy. Uncover the ham, turn the oven up to 400°F, brush on half the glaze and bake 10 minutes. Brush again and bake 10 more, until shiny and caramelized at the edges (140°F inside).

  3. Serve

    Rest 15 minutes, then cut along the bone to release the spiral slices.

Chef's notes

  • Half a pound of bone-in ham per person is plenty next to turkey.

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