Soma Sengupta Easter Recipes Honey Glazed Ham

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350°F and arrange a rack in the lower third. Remove any packaging or netting from the ham. Trim away any excess fat, leaving about a 1/4-inch layer all over. Set the ham aside to rest at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Line a baking pan with aluminum foil. Place the ham, cut side down, on the baking sheet and cover it with a piece of parchment paper. Tightly cover the ham and parchment paper with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine the remaining ingredients in a small saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until the butter melts and the brown sugar has completely dissolved, about 3 minutes. Set aside and let cool to lukewarm (the glaze should be the consistency of room-temperature honey).
• When the ham is ready, remove it from the oven and increase the oven temperature to 425°F. Discard the foil and parchment paper and, using a sharp knife, score a 1-inch-wide diamond pattern (don't cut more than 1/4 inch deep) over the entire ham.
• Brush the ham with a quarter of the glaze, return it to the oven, and bake uncovered for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven, brush with another quarter of the glaze, and repeat every 15 minutes until all of the glaze has been used and a dark golden-brown crust has formed, about 60 to 75 minutes total. Let the ham rest 20 to 30 minutes before slicing.

Steps:

• Place the dry spices in a small fry pan & toast briefly, about 1-2 minutes to awaken the flavors. Place the toasted spices in a small mixing bowl & add the olive oil, chopped garlic, honey & sea salt. Mix well to form a paste & rub in on all sides of the lamb leg. Refrigerate & marinade overnight.
• The next day about an hour before cooking, remove lamb from refrigerator and let stand.
• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the lamb leg in the center of a roasting rack and place the rack in the roasting pan. Cook in center of oven for I hour. Use an instant-read meat thermometer and take the temperature of the thickest part of the leg meat. Your meat thermometer should read about 118 degrees F. If it does not, watch carefully and continue to cook until the temp reads just 118 degrees F. Remove the lamb from the roasting pan to a flat surface to rest.
• For mint sauce: Blend all ingredients in a blender until semi-smooth.
• For jus: Pour off as much of the fat as you can from the bottom of the roasting pan. Put the pan on top of a burner on your stove. Start a low heat under the pan and when the drippings begin to sizzle, pour in the wine or stock and add the fresh chiles. Simmer, scraping the pan to release solids, for 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat, taste and adjust seasoning. Pour over the leg of lamb.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F Score surface of ham to allow for expansion, and bake for 3-4 hours, or until a meat thermometer placed in the thickest part of the ham registers 140°F.
• After 2 hours of baking, begin glazing ham and baste frequently until it is done, Let stand for 10-15 minutes before carving to allow juices to settle.
• GLAZE;.
• While ham is roasting place chicken stock, wine, honey and thyme in a saucepan and simmer for 20 minutes or until mixture begins to thicken. Strain out thyme and season with salt and pepper.
• RELISH:.
• Using a hand blender or food processor, blend together beets, vinegar, horseradish and salt. Serve at room temperature as a relish with the ham.

Steps:

• Place ham on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Score the surface of the ham, making diamond shapes 1/2 in. deep. Bake at 325° for 1-3/4 hours. , In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Spoon over ham. Bake 15-30 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 140°. Let stand for 10-15 minutes before slicing.

Steps:

• Preheat oven 350°.
• Score outside of ham into diamond shapes and place in foiled lined roaster with fat side up. Add 1 cup of water inside foil. Bake for about 1.5 hours until heated through.
• Combine the remaining ingredients to prepare glaze.
• Pour glaze over cooked ham. Place in oven and broil high for about 6 minutes rotating about every 1 to 2 minutes until syrup starts to crystallize. Keep an eye on the ham while it is in the oven. Do not leave ham in oven unattended as it will burn quickly! Remove ham from oven and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F If desired, score ham by making diagonal cuts 1-inch apart in fat in a diamond pattern. Place on rack in a shallow roasting pan. Insert meat thermometer. Thermometer should not touch bone. Bake until thermometer registers 125°F For rump, allow 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours; for shank, allow 1-3/4 to 2 hours.
• Meanwhile, for glaze, in a medium saucepan stir together sugar, vinegar, and mint sprigs. Bring to boiling. Reduce heat. Boil gently, uncovered, about 30 minutes or until reduced to 1 cup. Remove from heat. Remove and discard mint. Brush ham with some of the glaze.
• Baked ham for 20 to 30 minutes more or until thermometer registers 135°F, brushing three more times with additional glaze. Sprinkle with pepper. Let stand 15 minutes before carving. (The meats temperature will rise 5 degrees during standing to the safe temperature of 140°F.) Serve meat on a platter layered with green tops of uncooked leeks and green onions, if desired. Sprinkle with pepper, if desired. Bring any remaining glaze to boiling and serve with ham. Makes 16 to 20 servings.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Cut slices in the top of the ham on a diagonal, and press one whole clove into each square.
• Mix up the orange juice and dark brown sugar.
• Bake in oven for 20 minutes per pound at 325°F.
• Baste every 1/2 hour or so, making sure you work fast to get the ham back into the oven quickly. You'll probably notice that the top may start to burn (caramelize), cover with a strip of tin foil. As the cooking process continues, you'll have to lightly cover the whole ham with a larger piece of aluminum foil.

Steps:

• Score the ham, making diamond shapes 1/2 inch deep.
• Place on a rack in a well-greased foil-lined roasting pan.
• Add water to pan.
• In a small bowl, combine the honey, brown sugar, cloves and mustard; pour over ham.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 1 1/2-2 hours basting with pan juices often. Add additional water to pan if necessary.
• *If you don't have a roasting pan - line a 9x13 pan with double layer foil. And proceed with recipe.

Steps:

• Put the ham in a casserole and cover it with cold water.
• Add the ingredients of the first part and bring to simmer for 30 minutes.
• With a fork get the ham out of the cooking liquid and put it on a Pyrex plate or other oven proof dish.
• Insert evenly the cloves in the ham top surface and cover it with honey.
• Place in a preheated oven (350°F) for 30 minutes.
• Once the ham cooked, let it cool a while and with a spoon complete the glazing with the honey left at bottom of the plate.
• Serve it warm or cold. (THE COOKING LIQUID THAT YOU KEPT, USE IT AS A SOUP BASE. ex: bean soup, minestrone, orsley. etc).