Apricot-Glazed Ham
- One 7- to 8-pound cured smoked ham, bone in
- 2 cups apricot jam
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more for greasing the foil
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh sage
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 bay leaf
- Pinch of ground cloves
- Pinch of cinnamon
- Preheat the oven to 375 degree F.
- Place the ham on a roasting rack in a roasting pan with the fat-side up.
- Use a knife to lightly score the fat in a diamond pattern, taking care not to cut into the meat.
- Bake the ham for 1 hour.
- While the ham is baking, make the glaze.
- In a small saucepan, combine the jam, butter, mustard, sage, vinegar, bay leaf, cloves and cinnamon over medium-low heat.
- Cook, stirring, until the glaze is thin and syrupy.
- After the ham has baked 1 hour, brush with about half of the glaze and return to the oven.
- Cook, glazing the ham every 15 to 20 minutes, until the internal temperature reaches about 130 degrees F, 1 to 1 1/2 hours longer.
- If the glaze starts to burn, tent with a piece of greased foil.
- Remove the ham from the oven and tent with a piece of greased foil.
- Let rest for about 10 minutes before carving.
apricot jam, unsalted butter, mustard, fresh sage, red wine vinegar, bay leaf, ground cloves, cinnamon
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/katie-lee/apricot-glazed-ham.html (may not work)