baked ham and sweet gravy

Name: Baked Ham and Sweet Gravy
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 - whole, shank or butt smithfield low sodium ham; 1 can(s) water packed pineapple rings; 1 cup(s) brown sugar, firmly packed; 1 jar(s) maraschino cherries; ## GRAVY; 1/4 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1/4-1/2 cup(s) water; - kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; few dash(es) kitchen bouquet or gravy master for color

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Marsha Gardner

Florala, AL

Updated on Aug 31, 2012

I have been making sweet gravy for so long and I can't remember how I got started. It is one of those recipes that just has always been there. Kids absolutely love it, well so do the grown ups. My husband who doesn't really have a sweet tooth thinks it is the best gravy I make. His first question when I say I am going to bake a ham is, are we having mashed potatoes? If we are he knows that I will make sweet gravy.

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Ingredients

1 - whole, shank or butt smithfield low sodium ham
1 can water packed pineapple rings
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 jar maraschino cherries
GRAVY
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1/4-1/2 cup water
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
few dash kitchen bouquet or gravy master for color

How To Make baked ham and sweet gravy

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325-degrees. Trim ham and score. Place in an open roasting pan with 1 cup water.

Step 2

Bake 12 minutes per pound. Meanwhile, drain pineapple, reserving juice. Mix pineapple juice and brown sugar to make the glaze for the ham.
Step 3

The last hour of baking remove ham from oven and arrange pineapple rings and cherries. Secure with toothpicks. Pour half the glaze over ham and return to oven.
Step 4

Baste several more times with the glaze, using it all up.
Step 5

Remove ham from oven and transfer to either a cutting board or serving platter. While ham is resting skim as much grease as possible from ham drippings in pan.
Step 6

Mix water and flour together along with salt and pepper in a jar or Tupperware shaker. Slowly add to the remaining drippings in the pan. Stirring to make sure all flour is dissolved. Bring to a boil to thicken. If gravy is too thick, add water to thin to desired consistency. If too runny make up a bit more flout and water. Add a couple dashes Kitchen Bouquet or Gravy Master to get desired color.
Step 7

Serve with mashed potatoes and wait for the oohs and ahhs.
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