Honey-bourbon Glazed Ham

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 (9 1/4 lb) fully cooked bone-in ham
• 40 whole cloves
• 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/2 cup bourbon
• 1/3 cup creole mustard
• 1/3 cup molasses

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f. remove skin from ham, and trim fat to 1/4-inch thickness. make shallow cuts in fat 1 inch apart in a diamond pattern; insert cloves in center of diamonds. place ham in an aluminum foil-lined 13 x 9-inch pan.
• 2 stir together brown sugar and next 4 ingredients; spoon over ham.
• 3 bake at 350 degrees f on lowest oven rack 2 hours and 30 minutes, basting with pan juices every 30 minutes. shield ham with foil after 1 hour to prevent excessive browning. remove from oven, and let stand 30 minutes. makes 16 servings.
• 4 ham 101: cooked ham can be served directly from the refrigerator. if you'd like to serve it hot, heat in a 350 degree f oven to an internal temperature of 140 degrees f.
• 5 uncooked ham should be heated to an internal temperature of 160 degrees f in a 350 degree f oven. plan to cook it 18 to 20 minutes per pound.
• 6 dry-cured ham is rubbed with salt and seasonings and then stored until the salt fully penetrates the meat.
• 7 wet-cured ham is seasoned with a brine solution, which keeps the meat moist and the texture tender.