glazed smoked picnic ham
This is an old farm recipe that I learned from a friends mother in Upstate NY. Its winter comfort food rural farmhouse style. This is using a smoked picnic ham which is not only smoked but salted heavily to preserve it. The method used REALLY removes the salt from the ham reducing the sodium content dramatically for those concerned about sodium consumption. Plus I have added my own flare to the recipe to cut down the sweetness. Prep time includes the boiling process which removes the salt.
prep time
2 Hr
cook time
2 Hr
method
Bake
yield
6-8 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1 - smoked picnic ham
- 9 tablespoons mustard, ground (separated in 3 tbsp batches)
- 2 tablespoons cloves, ground (or whole cloves if you dont have ground)
- 2 medium yellow onions, quartered (set aside)
- 1 medium apple, cubed (set aside)
- GLAZE
- 3/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup apple cider
- 1 teaspoon mustard, ground
- 1/4 teaspoon ground garlic or 1 small fresh clove finely minced
How To Make glazed smoked picnic ham
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Step 1First of all remove the ham from the cheese cloth bag that it comes in. In a large stock pot, place your smoked picnic ham, 3 Tbsp ground mustard and fill pot with cold water to cover ham
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Step 2Timing from the time water starts to boil, boil ham for 20 minutes and drain water completely. Repeat this process 2 more times. After 3rd drain allow to cool a bit to handle.
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Step 3At this point you will want to remove the rind but leave a little fat layer. Score the ham once the rind is removed Sprinkle lightly with the ground cloves (if you dont have ground cloves you can press 1 whole clove into each diamond section)
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Step 4Place the picnic in a covered roasting pan Bake in preheated oven at 350 F for 1 hour.
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Step 5While the ham is roasting, prepare your glaze. Then quarter your onions then peel and cube your apples. Set aside.
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Step 6After an hour of roasting remove ham from the oven. Put quartered onions and cubed apples in bottom of roasting pan. Now glaze your picnic using a brush and cover it well. Cover roasting pan and put back in the oven for another 30 minutes. Remove and glaze once again. Now you can pour and brush if you like depending on how thick you want the glaze. Put back in oven uncovered roasting for another 30 minutes. Remove from oven. Take Ham out of pan and put on platter allow to sit while you make gravy from the pan drippings. Once gravy is made you can slice the ham off the bone and serve. **Note** this gravy will tend to be a bit sweet but is very tasty.
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Step 7This ham goes well with mashed potatoes, mashed rutabaga, all types of squash and fresh green beans.
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Nutrition Facts
(per serving*)
calories: 390kcal, carbohydrates: 46g, cholesterol: 53mg, fat: 15g, fiber: 3g, protein: 20g, saturated fat: 5g, sodium: 1275mg, sugar: 41g, unsaturated fat: 10g
*Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information is estimated.
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Category:
Other Sauces
Category:
Pork
Category:
Roasts
Keyword:
#holiday
Keyword:
#SMOKED
Keyword:
#ham
Keyword:
#glaze
Keyword:
#Sunday
Keyword:
#Glazed
Keyword:
#pork
Keyword:
#picnic
Ingredient:
Pork
Diet:
Gluten-Free
Diet:
Dairy Free
Diet:
Low Sodium
Diet:
Wheat Free
Diet:
Soy Free
Method:
Bake
Culture:
American
Tag:
#Heirloom
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