Plum Glazed Ham Recipes

Steps:

• Let the ham sit at room temperature for 1 hour before baking. This will allow it to cook evenly.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Make the glaze: In a medium pot over medium-high heat, combine the brown sugar, mustard, vinegar, cinnamon, paprika, chili powder, orange zest and juice, garlic and some salt and pepper. Bring to a gentle boil and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Place a rack in a roasting pan. Put the ham on the rack large open-face down (so the spiral cuts are stacked on top of one another). Brush half of the glaze over the surface of the ham, getting it between the slices as much as you can.
• Pour about an inch of water in the base of the roasting pan; the water should not touch the ham. Tent the pan loosely with aluminum foil and bake for about 10 minutes per pound (1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 25 minutes).
• Take the ham out of the oven and remove the foil. Raise the oven temperature to 375 degrees F. Brush half of the remaining glaze on the ham. When the oven is up to temperature, return the ham, uncovered, and bake for 15 minutes. Brush the remaining glaze over the ham and cook for another 15 minutes.
• Carefully transfer the ham to a platter. Serve right away, or cover with foil and take it to your gathering!

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:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Glaze: Combine first 6 ingredients in a saucepan, and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Place ham on rack (or on celery ribs, if you don't have a rack that fits) in shallow pan (I used a covered cast-iron pot with celery ribs to keep the ham off the bottom).
• Score surface of ham, making diamond pattern around the ham, about 1/2 inch deep.
• Spoon half of glaze over the ham.
• Cover and bake at 325°F for approximately 90 minutes.
• Remove drippings from pan and bake an additional 30 minutes (or until temp reaches 140°F), uncovered, basting 1-2 times with remaining glaze.
• Gravy: Skim fat from drippings, and combine with dissolved flour or cornstarch, stirring until thick and smooth.

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.