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Root Beer Glazed Ham
Time and servings
2 hrs 35 minsTotal time
8Servings
10 minsPrep time
Ingredients
- 1 hickory smoked ham, shank portion (9 lb/4 kg)
- 2 cups root beer, divided 500 mL
- 3 tbsp honey 45 mL
- 1 tbsp finely chopped candied ginger 15 mL
- 1 tsp whole cloves 5 mL
- 3 tbsp lightly packed brown sugar 45 mL
- 2 tbsp Dijon mustard 30 mL
- 1/4 tsp salt 1 mL
- 1/4 tsp pepper 1 mL
Directions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Set ham on a rack in a foil-lined roasting pan. Add 1 1/4 cups (300 mL) root beer to pan, making sure ham is not sitting in root beer. Cover with foil and bake, 1 hour.Step 2
Meanwhile, combine remaining root beer in a saucepan with honey and ginger. Simmer until syrupy, about 10 min. Set glaze aside.Step 3
Remove ham from oven and cut off and discard skin to expose layer of fat underneath. Score a diamond pattern into fat, but do not cut into meat. Stud each diamond with a clove.Step 4
Mix together brown sugar, mustard, salt and pepper. Spread mixture evenly over ham. Then pour root beer glaze over the ham, using a brush to push it into the score marks. Return ham to oven and bake, uncovered, for 1 hour, basting twice with the pan juices, until a meat thermometer reads 160°F (71°C) and the ham is a shiny, golden brown. Remove from oven, cover loosely with foil and let rest, 15 min. Baste again with pan juices before slicing and serving.