Chef John's Honey-Glazed Ham
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.
Servings per recipe: 16
Calories per serving: 455
Preparation time: 15m
Total cooking time: 2h 50m
Ingredients:
- 3/4 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
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
Directions:
- 1 Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- 2 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.
- 3 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.
- 4 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).
- 5 Use a kitchen torch to heat the glaze on the ham until it is crispy and caramelized, 2 to 5 minutes.
Nutrion facts:
| Total Fat | 26.4g | 41% |
| Saturated Fat | 9.0g | |
| Cholesterol | 97mg | 32% |
| Sodium | 1919mg | 77% |
| Potassium | 476mg | 13% |
| Total Carbohydrates | 18.9g | 6% |
| Dietary Fiber | 0.3g | 1% |
| Protein | 34g | 68% |
| Sugars | 18g | |
| Vitamin A | 7IU | |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | |
| Calcium | 29mg | |
| Iron | 2mg | |
| Thiamin | 1mg | |
| Niacin | 13mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 1mg | |
| Magnesium | 32mg | |
| Folate | 5mcg |
