Brandied Ham Recipes

BRANDIED HAM

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine sugar, brandy, and mustard. Bring to a boil over medium; cook until glaze is thick and syrupy, 3 minutes. (To store, refrigerate, up to 2 days. Reheat before using.)
• Preheat oven to 275 degrees. Using a sharp knife, cut off hard rind from ham (if any); score the fat in a diamond pattern. Place ham, cut side down, in a roasting pan or on a rimmed baking sheet and cover tightly with foil. Bake until an instant-read thermometer inserted in thickest part reads 145, 1 1/2 hours.
• Brush ham generously with glaze, making sure to coat all exposed areas. Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees and bake, uncovered, until glaze is sticky and ham is browned, about 35 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

BRANDY GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• 1. 90 minutes before baking ham start by soaking ham in hot tap water. Leave ham in its original packaging(If there is a hole or tear in the original wrapping, wrap it in several layers of plastic wrap before soaking it in hot water), cover with hot tap water; set aside for 45 minutes. Drain and cover again with hot tap water; set aside for another 45 minutes. You can bypass these steps, but the heating time will increase 18 to 20 minutes per pound for a cold ham.
• 2. Place oven rack in the lowest position and preheat oven to 275 degrees.
• 3. Open ham and place in oven bag. Gather top of bag tightly so bag fits securely around the ham, tie bag and trim surplus plastic. Set ham cut side down in large roasting pan and cut 4 slits in top of bag.
• 4. Bake ham until cetner registers 100 degrees, 1 to 1 1/2 hours (about 10 minutes per pound).
• 5. GLAZE: Combine all ingredients in saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture is thick, syrupy about 5 to 10 minutes. There should be about 1 cup. Set aside.
• 6. Remove ham from oven and increase oven temp. to 350 degrees. Cut open oven bag and roll back sides to expose ham. Brush ham with 1/3 glaze and return to oven until glaze gets sticky, about 10 minutes.
• 7. Remove ham from oven, transfer to carving board, and brush entire ham with another third of glaze. Let ham rest, loosely tented with aluminum for 15 minutes.
• 8. While ham rests, heat remaining third of glaze with 4 to 6 tablespoons of ham juices until it forms thick but fluid sauce. Carve and serve ham with remaining sauce at table.

BRANDIED PEARS

Steps:

• Peel the pears. Slice them in half down the middle, and remove the stems and cores.
• Add water, sugar and brandy to a small pot on the stove top. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium heat, and whisk to dissolve the sugar in the sauce.
• Add the pears, and allow these to simmer for a few minutes, or until they are soft enough to easily pierce with a fork.

QUICK CHERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring cherries, sugar and 2/3 cup water to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring often. Stir 1/4 cup water and cornstarch in a small bowl until smooth and stir into the boiling cherry mixture. Return to a boil, stirring constantly; cook until thickened, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice.

HAM WITH BRANDIED PEACHES

Steps:

• Score ham and stud with cloves. Combine 1/4 cup of the brandied peach juice, honey, mustard, and a few grains of cayenne pepper. Spread mixture over top and sides of ham. Bake in a hot oven (425°F) for 15 minutes or until well glazed, basting once or twice with pan juices. Cool. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour. Serve the ham with chilled brandied peaches.