Cherry Ginger Glazed Ham Recipes

CHERRY HAM GLAZE

Steps:

• Stir together water, vinegar, corn syrup, preserves, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 2 minutes.
• Brush 1/4 to 1/3 cup of this glaze over your ham about 30 minutes before it is finished baking. Stir any ham drippings into the remaining glaze and serve alongside the sliced ham.

BAKED HAM WITH SPICED CHERRY GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a roasting pan with foil and spray it with nonstick spray.
• Score the top and sides of the ham with a small sharp knife in a crisscross pattern. Put the ham in the pan, pour 1/2 cup water or white wine into the bottom of the pan and bake, covered loosely with a tent of foil, 45 to 60 minutes.
• To make the glaze, combine the preserves, horseradish, brown sugar, cinnamon, cumin, cardamom, salt, and lemon juice in a medium bowl. Transfer the cherry mixture to a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil until the glaze is slightly thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in the lemon zest.
• Remove the ham from the oven and brush the top with 1/4 cup of the glaze. Bake, uncovered, until the ham is hot and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center registers 140 degrees F, about 20 minutes longer. Remove the ham from the oven to a cutting board and let stand 10 minutes before slicing. Arrange the sliced ham on a serving platter and serve with the reserved glaze.

HAM WITH SPICED-CHERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Place ham on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Score the surface of ham, making diamond shapes 1/2 in. deep. Bake, uncovered, 2 hours., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine preserves, vinegar, brown sugar, water and spices. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 3-4 minutes or until sugar is dissolved., Pour 3/4 cup sauce mixture over the ham. Bake 20-30 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 140°. Serve with remaining sauce.

EASY CHERRY-LIME-GINGER HAM GLAZE

Steps:

• In small bowl, beat all ingredients with whisk. Brush over ham the last 45 minutes of baking.

STICKY CHERRY GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 160°C/320ºF.
• Place the ham in a large roasting dish. Add the onion, garlic, rosemary, apple juice and water. Cover tightly with foil and place in a preheated oven.
• Place in the oven and roast for 20 minutes per 500g/1lb. A 4kg/8lb ham/gammon will need 2 hours 40 minutes.
• When the ham is cooked, remove from the oven and turn the heat up to 200°C/390ºF.
• In a small saucepan, combine all the glaze ingredients and allow to come to the boil. Cook until the sugar has dissolved and the cherries are soft. Remove the cinnamon and ginger then blend with an immersion blender.
• Cut the skin off the gammon and cut a diamond pattern into the fat.
• Pour the glaze over the gammon and place back in the oven to cook for another 20-30 minutes.
• Allow the glaze to get sticky but check on it regularly as it can burn quickly. Glaze the ham once or twice while baking to allow the glaze to get thick and sticky. When the glaze is sticky and dark, remove from the oven.
• Allow the ham to cool for 30 minutes then slice and serve.

CHERRY GINGER GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Heat the 2 preserve just to melt and combine.
• Completely cover ham with aluminum foil.
• Heat the ham, set the oven no lower than 325°F and heat to an internal temperature of 140°F as measured with a meat thermometer.
• 10 -12 minutes per pound.
• A half hour before done remove foil and glaze with the preserve mixture just to cover. Reserving the rest of the glaze to serve with the ham.
• Enjoy!

CHRISTMAS HAM

Steps:

• Put the gammon in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to the boil, then drain. Rinse off any white starch from both the ham and the saucepan, then return the ham to the saucepan. Cover with water again.
• Stud the onion with the cloves, and add to the pan with all the remaining ingredients.
• Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 2-2½ hours, or until the ham is cooked through - the internal temperature should reach 68C/154F (you can use a meat thermometer to check). Remove from the heat and either leave to cool in the liquor or immediately transfer to a work surface.
• Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.
• To prepare the gammon for glazing, cut off the string and cut away the outer rind, leaving at least half the thickness of fat underneath attached to the ham. Score a diamond pattern on the fat and stud cloves into each corner.
• To make the glaze, blend the cherry conserve using a food processor or hand-held blender to get it as smooth as possible, then put it in a saucepan with the bourbon, ginger, sugar and cinnamon.
• Bring to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes, or until the liquid has reduced enough to coat the back of a spoon. Brush the glaze over the ham, making sure you use it all.
• Place the ham in a roasting tin and roast in the oven for 20-25 minutes, or until it is well browned. Serve in slices.

GINGER GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• Score ham, insert cloves in squares and bake at 170C for 45 minutes basting with the glaze until crisp and golden brown.
• GLAZE:.
• Drain syrup from apricots, measure out 125ml and reserve remainder.
• Place apricot syrup, sugar, ginger and jam in a small pan and melt over a low heat, stirring.
• Make reserved apricot syrup up to 250ml, with water if necessary.
• Heat syrup, spices and vinegar in a large shallow saucepan.
• Add apricots, hollows down and gently simmer for 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and cool apricots in syrup.
• Place a cherry in each half and arrange around ham.