Glazed Ham
Ingredients
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3/4 cup Dijon mustard
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1/2 cup light brown sugar, plus more for sprinkling
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2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme leaves
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1 (14-pound) cooked and smoked cured ham, shank end
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3/4 cup pineapple juice
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20 canned pineapple rings
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1/2 cup maraschino cherries
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Put oven rack in the middle of the oven.
- In a small bowl, mix together the Dijon mustard, brown sugar, and thyme.
- Put the ham in a large roasting pan, fat side up. Rub the ham with mustard glaze. Pour the pineapple juice into the bottom of the pan.
- Put the ham in the oven and bake for 2 hours, brushing every 20 minutes with the pineapple juice. Remove the ham from the oven.
- Turn oven to 400 degrees F.
- Using toothpicks, decoratively adhere the pineapple rings around the ham and put a cherry in the center of the pineapple ring.
- Sprinkle the pineapple rings lightly with brown sugar.
- Return to the oven, uncovered, and bake until the pineapples turn a light golden brown.
- Remove from the oven to a serving platter and let rest for 15 minutes before slicing.