Bourbon-Spiced Glazed Ham

Name: Bourbon-Spiced Glazed Ham
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 20 min
Yield: 16 servings.
Ingredients: 7 to 9 pounds fully cooked bone-in ham; 1 cup packed brown sugar; 1 cup orange juice; 1 cup bourbon; 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cloves

This bourbon-spiked ham makes a wonderful main course for a holiday feast. Any leftovers (if there are any leftovers) make great sandwiches. —Karen Sublett-Young, Princeton, Indiana

Ingredients

7 to 9 pounds fully cooked bone-in ham
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup orange juice
1 cup bourbon
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cloves

Directions

Place ham in a large resealable plastic bag. Whisk together remaining ingredients until blended; pour into bag. Seal bag and turn to coat. Refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
Preheat oven to 325°. Remove ham from marinade and place on a rack in a roasting pan; reserve remaining marinade, placing it in the refrigerator until ready to baste.
Using a sharp knife, score surface of ham with 1/4-in.-deep cuts in a diamond pattern. Bake, covered, 2 hours.
Baste with about half of the reserved marinade. Bake, uncovered, 1 to 1-1/2 hours, basting the ham two more times during the first half hour, until a thermometer reads 140°.

Originally published as Glazed Country Ham in Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook 2017

Reviews

My Review

Click stars to rate

Average Rating:

Peter Gallucci

Dec 18, 2017

Had family over for Christmas, and served this on a leaner ham from Costco. Followed the directions, and this was a huge hit. Definitely a keeper.