honey roast ham with pineapples and candied cherries

New York, NY
Updated on Jan 24, 2011

This recipe is a pain in the ass, but it's all worth it at the end. Goes great with garlic mash potatoes

prep time 1 Hr
cook time 6 Hr
method ---
yield 20 - 23

Ingredients

  • 1 - cured ham (10-12 lb. size)
  • 1 bottle red cherries, candied
  • 1 cup pineapple juice
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 cups honey
  • 1 tablespoon whole cloves
  • 6 slices pineapple

How To Make honey roast ham with pineapples and candied cherries

  • Step 1
    Wipe ham with damp cloth. Place ham in uncovered shallow roasting pan, fat side up. Then bake in a 325 degree oven, allowing about 20 minutes per pound of ham.
  • Step 2
    About 45 minutes before ham has finished baking, remove from oven. Skin, score fat, and dot with whole cloves.
  • Step 3
    Use a knife to poke some holes around the ham. Combine pineapple juice, lemon juice, and honey. Heat to the boiling point. Remove from heat immediately and pour over the ham.
  • Step 4
    Before returning the ham in the oven Add the slice pineapples and the candied cherries onto the ham by using the whole cloves as a nail to put the pineapple onto the ham.
  • Step 5
    Return ham to oven and bake approximately 45 minutes or until interior temperature is 170 degrees.
  • Step 6
    when the ham is done let it cool for 10 mins before cutting it.

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