Spiced Pomegranate & Orange Glazed Ham
Summer is almost upon us, and what better way to celebrate than with a bright and festive pomegranate and orange glazed ham. Christmas never smelt so good!
2 hrs 15 mins
Capable Cooks
10
What you’ll need
INGREDIENTS
1 SunPork Fresh Foods Half Leg Ham
1 cup marmalade jam
½ cup Dijon mustard
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup pomegranate molasses
1 Tbsp. soy sauce
2 cinnamon quills
3 star anise
2 Tbsp. orange zest
3 oranges, juiced
2 oranges, peeled and thinly sliced
How to make it
Pre-heat fan forced oven to 150⁰C.
Prepare the ham by carefully removing the rind, keeping as much of the fat on as possible. Score the fat in a diamond pattern about 1cm deep and wrap the bone end in foil to protect it from burning.
Prepare glaze by combing marmalade, mustard, sugar, pomegranate, soy sauce, cinnamon, star anise, orange zest and orange juice to a saucepan and simmer over med. heat until it starts to thicken.
Place ham onto a rack to elevate it off the baking tray and pour boiling water into the bottom of the tray.
Baste with glaze and place into the oven for 2 hrs.
Continue to baste the ham every 10-15 mins, rotating the ham to ensure even colouring.
With 1hr remaining. Place slices of orange over the top of the ham and continue to baste.
Remove from the oven, brush with glaze and allow to stand for 15 mins.
Spiced Pomegranate & Orange Glazed Ham
Summer is almost upon us, and what better way to celebrate than with a bright and festive pomegranate and orange glazed ham. Christmas never smelt so good!
