Description
A raw ham is slow roasted, then seasoned with a sweet smoky sauce during the last hour to make a memorable meal with little actual work involved.
Ingredients
- 1 (8 pound) bone-in shank ham
- 4 cups water, or as needed
- ½ cup honey
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons liquid smoke flavoring
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 pinch ground cloves
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Place ham in a roasting pan. Pour in water to a 2 inch depth. Cover with a tight fitting lid.
- Bake for 6 to 8 hours in the preheated oven (all day or all night). Remove from the oven
- pour off drippings and reserve. Debone ham
- removing any excess fat as well
- and return to the roasting pan.
- Skim fat from the top of the drippings
- and discard. In a small bowl
- mix one cup of the drippings with honey
- brown sugar
- liquid smoke
- Worcestershire sauce and cloves. Pour this over the ham
- cover and return to the oven. Remaining drippings may be discarded or reserved for other uses.
- Bake for another 30 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 8 hrs 35 mins
Total Time: 8 hrs 40 mins
Servings: 12