English Ham

• 1 (8 -10 lb) nice braising ham or (8 -10 lb) country ham
• 2 onions
• 2 stalks celery
• 2 carrots
• 1 cup madeira wine
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• butter
• thyme
• bay leaf

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
2. Rub the ham with a mixture of bay leaves and thyme.
3. Chop the vegetables and saute them gently in butter with the sugar, a little thyme and a bay leaf until the onions are translucent.
4. Add 1/2 cup Madeira and let it evaporate almost completely.
5. Place the ham in a roasting pan and cover with the vegetable mixture, drizzle with melted butter, cover and cook in the preheated 400u0b0 F oven for 20-25 minutes per pound.
6. Remove the ham from the oven and transfer to a serving platter,reserve the vegetables.
7. Degrease the cooking juices and pour them into a small saucepan; you should have about 1 cup; if not, add some water or stock; add the remaining 1/2 cup Madeira.
8. Reduce slightly; liquefy with the vegetables in a blender and pour over the ham.

ham, onions, stalks celery, carrots, madeira wine, sugar, butter, thyme, bay leaf

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/english-ham-273832 (may not work)