Here is a couple of wonderful Christmas Ham Glazes to make that Christmas ham even more special!
Christmas Ham Glazes
Glazes made from sweet and savory ingredients to coat hams—adds shine, flavor, and festive flair to your holiday roast.
Course: DinnerCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Medium
Servings
4
servingsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
40
minutesCalories
70
kcalTotal time
1
hour10
minutes
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Ingredients
Traditional Christmas Glaze
1 number Lemon-juiced and zested
2 tbsp Dijon Mustard
50 millilitre White Wine
2 number Garlic cloves
3 tbsp Brown Sugar
Apricot Jam Glaze
500 gram Apricot Jam
0.5 cup Brown Sugar
1.5 cups Sherry
1 tbsp Wholegrain Mustard
3 number Garlic cloves
Directions
- Traditional Christmas Glaze:
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
- Mix the zest and juice of a lemon with the mustard and the brown sugar.
- Carefully peel the skin off the ham and score the fat into diamonds, and stud each diamond with a clove.
- Pour a little white wine into a baking dish, put the ham in the dish, rub in the glaze.
- Bake for 20 minutes until the ham looks rich and shiny.
- Apricot Jam Glaze:
- In a small bowl mix the jam with the sherry.
- Heat gently in the microwave until it becomes tacky.
- Carefully peel the skin off the ham and score the fat into diamonds, and stud each diamond with a clove.
- Using half the apricot mix rub in the glaze.
- Press the brown sugar into the ham over the top of the glaze.
- Add 3 cups of water to the baking dish and cook for one hour at 200 degrees – and baste the ham with some of the remaining glaze.
- Before serving, add the mustard to the remaining glaze and heat in the microwave, and spoon glaze over the sliced meat.
- Recipe Hints and Tips:
- Christmas Ham Glazes are not suitable to freeze.
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