Chef John's Honey-Glazed Ham

Chef John's Honey-Glazed Ham

Recipe by John Mitzewich from allrecipes.com

Dinner 3 Hr. 50 Mins.

Ingredients

16

16 servings

  • 0.75 cup water, or as needed
  • 2 whole star anise
  • 12 whole cloves, or more to taste
  • 1 (7 pound) country-style ham
  • 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 0.25 cup honey
  • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 1.5 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
  • 0.5 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
  • Prepare ham: Add water, star anise, and cloves to the bottom of a roasting pan. Place a roasting rack into the pan; place ham on the rack. Cut 1/4-inch-deep slashes, 1/2-inch apart, lengthwise and crosswise across the top of ham.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.
  • While ham is baking, make glaze: Whisk together brown sugar, honey, mustard, vinegar, black pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and cayenne pepper in a medium bowl until thick and smooth.
  • Brush glaze all over ham. Continue baking ham, brushing with glaze every 20 minutes, until glaze is deep golden and ham is heated through, about 2 hours 10 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of ham should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
  • Run a kitchen torch over ham until glaze is crispy and caramelized, 2 to 5 minutes.

Nutritional Facts

Per 16 servings

  • Calories: 455
  • Carbohydrate: 19g
  • Fat: 26g
  • Fiber: 0g
  • Protein: 34g
  • Sugar: 18g

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