Every Christmas table needs a centrepiece for the festive meal. Christmas this year was spent with Mr GG’s family and his mother had made a gorgeous Cranberry Glazed Ham to take pride of place. The ham was deliciously succulent with a sweet caramelised glaze; it looked far more special than just a simple leg of ham.
Naturally I couldn’t miss the opportunity to share such a great recipe with you. My lovely MIL happily let me photographer her preparing the dish so I could show a step by step guide. Perhaps next year you may wish to try this glaze for your Christmas ham.
Cranberry Glazed Ham
Ingredients:
- 7-9kg leg of ham
- 300gm cranberry sauce
- 2 cups brown sugar
- whole cloves
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 160C/320F.
- Remove the outer layer of rind from the ham. Leave rind on the shank only.
- Score the fat in diagonals no more than 3-5mm deep.
- Press cloves into the intersection of each diamond.
- Combine the cranberry jam in a saucepan with brown sugar, stir over a low heat until the sugar has dissolved and the glaze is fluid.
- Thickly brush the glaze over the ham.
- Bake in the oven for 15-20 mins in the oven.
- Brush the ham with more glaze and return it to the oven for a further 35mins or until golden.
Why wait until next Christmas to give this recipe a try?