Description
A great holiday ham glaze needs to have three things: wonderful flavor, gorgeous, shiny appearance, and a crispy, crackling crust you can hear across the room. I’m happy to report this easy-to-make glaze has all those things in abundance.
Ingredients
- ¾ cup water, or as needed
- 2 whole star anise
- 12 whole cloves, or more to taste
- 1 (7 pound) country-style ham
- 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 ½ teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Pour water
- star anise
- and cloves into the bottom of a roasting pan. Place a roasting rack into the pan over the water
- anise
- and cloves; place ham on rack. Cut 1/4-inch deep slashes 1/2-inch apart lengthwise and crosswise across the top of the entire ham.
- Bake ham in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Whisk brown sugar
- honey
- mustard
- vinegar
- black pepper
- Worcestershire sauce
- and cayenne pepper together in a bowl until glaze has a thick
- smooth consistency.
- Brush glaze all over ham. Continue baking ham
- brushing glaze on every 20 minutes
- until glaze is deep golden and ham is heated through
- about 2 hours 10 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 130 degrees F (54 degrees C).
- Use a kitchen torch to heat the glaze on the ham until it is crispy and caramelized
- 2 to 5 minutes.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 2 hrs 35 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 50 mins
Servings: 16