Carribean Jerkstyle Roast Fresh Ham Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Trim the excess fat from the pork shoulder.
• In the bowl of a food processor combine the garlic, onion, parsley, salt, pepper, rum, sugar and lime juice. Process until finely chopped and drizzle in olive oil.
• Generously rub the pork with the marinade and marinate overnight of for several hours. Reserve any remaining marinade for later.
• Peel the chayote and slice into 1/2-inch thick pieces. Brush with any remaining marinade. Preheat a heavy roasting pan. Add several tablespoons of vegetable oil to the pan and place the roast, with the chayote into the pan. Roast for 1 1/2 hours or until the internal temperature reaches 155 degrees. Brush with any remaining marinade while the roast is cooking. Remove from the oven and rest for 20 minutes before carving. Serve with the chayote and green beans.

Steps:

• Rinse the ham and pat dry. To score the ham, use a serrated knife to make parallel cuts about an inch apart, across and through the skin into the fat. Cut diagonally across these first cuts to make a diamond pattern. In a food processor combine the parsley, sage, garlic, mustard, red pepper, salt, and pepper. Add 1/4 cup of the oil and pulse to a make a coarse paste. Rub the paste all over the ham, pressing it into the cuts. Cover the ham with plastic wrap, put on a pan, and refrigerate overnight. Remove ham from the refrigerator about 1 1/2 hours before cooking so the meat can come to room temperature. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. In a large roasting pan toss the onion wedges with the remaining oil. Place the ham on top of the onions and add 1 cup of the cider. Roast the meat for 30 minutes, reduce the oven temperature 300 degrees F. Cook the ham until an instant read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 150 degrees F. A 13-pound ham will take about 4 to 4 1/2 hours, about 20 minutes per pound. Meanwhile in a large saucepan bring the cider to a boil. Reduce the heat to a brisk simmer and cook the cider until syrupy and about 1 1/2 cups. Skim off any foam that comes to the surface as the cider reduces. During the last 1 1/2 hours of cooking the ham, brush the reduced cider over the roast every 30 minutes to glaze the skin. Let the cooked ham rest, loosely covered with foil, at room temperature for 30 minutes before carving. Reserve the onions and pan juices, skimming off any excess fat. Carve the ham and serve with the onion and pan juices.
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Steps:

• Slice the surface of the ham about 1-inch deep on the diagonal from left to right, spacing each slice about 1 1/2inches apart. Then go back and slice diagonally from right to left spacing each slice about 1 1/2 inches apart to form a diamond pattern. Put a whole clove in the center of each diamond.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Put the ham in a roasting pan fitted with a rack. Add the vegetable broth to the bottom of the roasting pan. Bake in the oven for 1 1/2 hours.
• While the ham is cooking combine all the glaze ingredients in a pot, and reduce by half over medium-low heat.
• After 1 1/2 hours remove the ham from the oven and generously baste with the sweet mustard glaze. Return the ham to the oven and bake for an additional 30 minutes, basting with the remaining glaze every 10 minutes.
• After the ham has cooked for 2 hours and has become golden brown and caramelized remove it from the oven, to a cutting board, cover with foil and allow it to rest for 15 minutes before slicing and serving.