Plum Chutney Glazed Ham Recipes

Steps:

• In a small saucepan with a lid, melt butter over medium heat until it foams. Add shallots, thyme and pinch of salt. Cook, stirring, until shallots are soft and fragrant but not brown, 3 minutes. Add stock and plums; bring to boil. Turn off heat, cover, and let stand 10 minutes to plums soften.
• Pour into a food processor, add mustard and vinegar, and process until smooth.

Steps:

• Roast ham:
• Position rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 350°F. Using sharp knife, cut parallel lines 1 inch apart in fat layer and rind on ham. Cut more lines in crosswise direction, making diamond pattern.
• Stick 1 whole clove into center of each diamond. Place rack in roasting pan. Place ham on rack. Roast ham 2 hours. Reduce oven temperature to 300°F. Continue to roast ham until golden, about 1 hour.
• Make glaze:
• Meanwhile, combine mango nectar and next 6 ingredients in heavy medium saucepan. Bring to simmer over medium heat. Cook until glaze thickens and coats spoon, stirring often, about 14 minutes; set glaze aside.
• Glaze ham:
• Remove ham from oven. Maintain oven temperature. Using pastry brush, dab all of glaze over ham, being careful not to dislodge crisp diamonds of fat and rind.
• Return ham to oven. Roast until ham is heated through and glaze is brown, about 35 minutes.
• Transfer ham to platter; let stand 15 minutes. Spoon chutney into bowl. Slice ham and serve with chutney.

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a large saucepot.
• Bring to a boil reduce heat.
• Simmer until thick.
• Stir frequently to prevent sticking.
• Ladle into hot jars, remove air bubbles leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
• Adjust lids and process 10 minutes in a boiling water canner.

Steps:

• Combine the preserves, orange juice, lime juice, mustard, honey, ginger and red pepper in a saucepan.
• On medium high heat, bring to a boil, constantly stirring.
• Reduce heat to medium low and simmer (still stirring constantly) until the preserves are melted and the mixture is blended.
• Reserve half of this plum mixture in a microwave bowl.
• Trim the excess fat on the ham to 1/8" thickness and cut shallow diamond patterns over the entire ham.
• Place the ham on a rack in a foil lined pan.
• Brush ham with some of the plum mixture that is still in the saucepan.
• Bake the ham, uncovered, at 350 degrees on the lower oven rack for 1 1/2 hours.
• Baste with the plum mixture in the saucepan every 30 minutes.
• Loosely cover the ham with foil and bake 1 hour 45 minutes, basting every 30 minutes.
• A meat thermometer should register 140 degrees in the thickest portion.
• Let the ham stand for 15 minutes before slicing.
• Warm the reserved plum mixture in a microwave and serve with the ham.
• Place the ham on a platter and garnish with the fruit and onions.
• Sprinkle the sesame seeds over the garnish.