Ham in Cider Sauce

Name: Ham in Cider Sauce
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 8 servings.
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon whole cloves; 2 boneless fully cooked ham steaks (1 inch thick and 1 pound each); 2 tablespoons brown sugar; 1/4 cup butter, cubed; 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 2-1/2 cups apple cider or juice; 1/3 cup raisins

If you don't want the hassle of making a whole ham, prepare these tasty ham steaks instead. I like to serve these with scalloped potatoes.—Deborah Maki, Kamloops, British Columbia

Ingredients

1 tablespoon whole cloves
2 boneless fully cooked ham steaks (1 inch thick and 1 pound each)
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 cup butter, cubed
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2-1/2 cups apple cider or juice
1/3 cup raisins

Directions

Insert cloves into edges of ham steaks; rub steaks with brown sugar. Place in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish.
Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat; stir in flour until smooth. Gradually stir in apple cider and raisins. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Pour over ham steaks. Bake, uncovered, 15-20 minutes longer or until heated through. Discard cloves before serving.

Nutrition Facts

4 ounce-weight: 317 calories, 15g fat (7g saturated fat), 75mg cholesterol, 1499mg sodium, 23g carbohydrate (15g sugars, 0 fiber), 21g protein.

Originally published as Ham in Cider Sauce in Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook 2009

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dschultz01

Nov 6, 2014

Nice quick recipe to make on a weeknight. This tasted great. I only had one ham steak (which was only about half an inch thick, but was over 1 lb), but I still made the full amount of sauce, and there was plenty! I needed to use up some apple cider anyway. I also left out the cloves and the raisins. I did not feel that this was too sweet at all.
jak554

Oct 18, 2011

This is a very good recipe for the sweet tooth lovers. I love brown sugar ham and mixed with the cider it's awesome. I didn't use cloves or raisins because I don't care for either and I had pan fried it instead of oven, but I'll definitely try it in the oven next time.