Ham in Beer
- 1 ham (tenderized)
- 12 teaspoon dry mustard
- 4 tablespoons water
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 20 whole cloves
- 10 bay leaves
- 36 ounces beer
- candied cherry
- candied pineapple
- Remove all but a thin layer of fat from the ham.
- Score the top.
- Place in a roasting pan.
- Mix mustard, water and sugar to the consistency of prepared mustard.
- Cover the ham with this mixture.
- Stick cloves in the ham surface.
- Fasten the bay leaves to the ham with smalll skewers or toothpicks broken in half.
- Pour the beer over the ham and bake, uncovered, 30 minutes to the pound in an oven preheated to 425 degrees.
- Just before serving, decorate with candied cherries and slices of pineapple fastened to the ham with toothpicks.
- Return to oven to brown for 20 minutes.
- Use the liquid in the pan as a sauce for the ham.
- Allow 1/3 pound ham per person to be served, and keep in mind that leftover ham has a multitude of uses, as well as being a meat that retains its flavor well in the freezer.
ham, mustard, water, brown sugar, cloves, bay leaves, beer, candied cherry, candied pineapple
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/ham-in-beer-427878 (may not work)