x-mas glazed ham with dijon-pineapple sauce

Hilo, HI
Updated on Oct 15, 2011

This is a ham I make every year for X-Mas lunch/dinner. Its a great hit & makes a great ham sandwhich the next day if there is an leftovers.

prep time 20 Min
cook time 2 Hr
method ---
yield 24 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
  • 1/2 cup maple-flavored or pancake syrup
  • 1/4 cup grey poupon dijon mustard
  • 1 - ham, fully cooked & boneless
  • - cloves, whole
  • 12 - maraschino cherries, halved
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1 can pineapples, crushed in juice & undrained

How To Make x-mas glazed ham with dijon-pineapple sauce

  • Step 1
    Heat oven to 350F.
  • Step 2
    Then mix sugar, syrup & mustard until well blended. Using a paring knife to make shallow even diagonal cuts across top of ham in 1 direction. Repeat making slits in opposite to form diamond shapes.
  • Step 3
    Then insert cloves where the cuts meet. Place the ham on a rack in a shallow baking pan. Place cherries,cut-sides down on surface of the ham.
  • Step 4
    bake the ham for about 2 hours or until ham is heated through. Make sure to brush occasionlly with 1/2 cup syrup mixture after 1-1 1/2 hours.
  • Step 5
    About 10 mins before ham is done, mix the remaining mixture with the cornstarch & pineapples in a sacue pan & bring to a boil on mediu-high heat. make sure to stir constantly. Cook & stir on medium-low heat for about another 5 mins or until thickened.
  • Step 6
    Then slice ham & serve with the sauce.

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