Sweet Molasses Ham with Roasted Molasses Sweet Potatoes
- 5 to 7 pound bone in ham
- 2 tablespoons whole cloves
- 1 1/2 cups dark molasses, divided
- 1 teaspoon dried mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 6 to 8 small whole sweet potatoes
- 6 teaspoons butter, plus 1/2 cup melted
- Basket of country biscuits
- Salt and pepper
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
- Trim the skin of the ham with a sharp knife.
- Score the ham by making long vertical and horizontal cuts.
- Stud the ham with the cloves.
- Place the ham on a rack, in a shallow roasting pan.
- Cover the ham loosely with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk 1 cup of molasses, mustard, and allspice together.
- Remove the ham from the oven and brush the entire ham with the glaze.
- Place the ham back in the oven and continue baking for 1 1/2 hours, basting every 15 minutes.
- With a fork, prick each sweet potato.
- Rub each sweet potato with the remaining molasses.
- Lay each sweet potato on a small piece of foil.
- Place a teaspoon of butter on top of each sweet potato.
- Wrap each sweet potato in the foil and place on a baking sweet.
- Bake the potatoes for about 1 hour or until the potatoes are tender.
- Remove the potatoes from the oven and discard the foil.
- Place the carved ham on a platter.
- Serve the ham with the sweet potatoes.
- Open the sweet potatoes and drizzle with melted butter and salt and pepper.
- Serve with biscuits.
whole cloves, dark molasses, mustard, ground allspice, sweet potatoes, butter, basket of country biscuits, salt
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/sweet-molasses-ham-with-roasted-molasses-sweet-potatoes-recipe.html (may not work)