Bourbon Brown Sugar Glazed Ham
This bourbon brown sugar glazed ham is the perfect centrepiece for your Christmas table. With a sweet, lightly spiced and super sticky glaze, this simple baked leg ham will be the hit of your festive feast! With brown sugar and bourbon combined with orange juice, dijon mustard, ground ginger and cloves this is the only glazed ham recipe you’ll need from now on!
Servings 12 people
Calories 614kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 half leg, bone-in cooked ham about 4-5 kg
- 1 ¼ cups brown sugar
- ½ cup bourbon
- ½ cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
Instructions
- Remove the ham from the fridge 30-60 minutes and allow it to come to room temperature.
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Prepare the Ham. Using a sharp knife, carefully remove the skin from the ham, leaving a thin layer of fat underneath. You can do this by cutting the skin around the shank end, about 10 cm up and running a small knife around the large cut edge of the skin and using your hands to help peel back the skin.
- Score the fat in a diamond pattern by making shallow cuts about 2 cm apart in both directions.
- Place the ham on a roasting rack in a large baking dish and add 2 cups of water to the base of the dish to keep the ham moist and prevent the glaze drippings from burning.
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine the brown sugar, bourbon, orange juice, Dijon mustard, apple cider vinegar, ground ginger, and ground cloves. Stir until the brown sugar dissolves, then simmer for 5-7 minutes until slightly thickened.
- Brush the ham generously with the glaze, making sure to get it into the scored cuts. Place the ham in the oven and bake for 1 ½ hours, basting with more glaze every 15 minutes. If the shank end starts to burn you can cover it with foil.
- Once the glaze is caramelised and the ham is golden-brown you can remove it from the oven and let it rest for 15-30 minutes before carving.
Nutrition
Calories: 614kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 63g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 243mg | Sodium: 3884mg | Potassium: 995mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 23IU | Vitamin C: 83mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 3mg
