A festive Ham worthy of its name because the ingredients and method of preparation make an exceptionally moist ham with a stand-out salty, sweet and rich glaze.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, German/American
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 2 hourshours
Servings 8
Equipment
roasting pan
rack - optional
Ingredients
12# or up to 14# whole, cured smoked hamoption - bone-in and also select a right-size ham that will serve the number of guests at the table. 4 people per pound of ham
2cupssweet Riesling wineor a semi sweet white wine of your choice or apple cider
2Tb.unsalted butter
¼cupchopped green oniononly the whites
3sprigsfresh thyme and 2 tsp. fresh thyme leaves
½cup Buzz Savories Spicy Beer mustard
1 Tb.Buzz Savories honey
½tsp.freshly ground pepper and 1 pinch kosher salt
Roast the Ham
Instructions
Heat oven to 300 Degrees. Place ham in a roasting pan in a rack. Remove the rind and score the fat crosswise without piercing the flesh of the ham.
1 2# or up to 14# whole, cured smoked ham
Boil 7 cups of water with 1 cup wine in a saucepan for 5 minutes. Pour into bottom of roasting pan.
2 cups sweet Riesling wine
Bake ham, basting occasionally until an instant-read thermometer registers 110 Degrees F. Depending upon size of ham from 1 hour to 3 for a 14# ham.
Make the glaze
Melt butter in a sauce pan and cook the onions and thyme springs until onions are soft, about 10 minutes. Stir in remaining wine and bring to a simmer, and cook until reduced to 1/4 cup, about 8 minutes.
2 Tb. unsalted butter, ¼ cup chopped green onion, 3 sprigs fresh thyme and 2 tsp. fresh thyme leaves
Remove thyme sprigs and transfer to a food processor. Add honey, salt and pepper and fresh thyme leaves and process until smooth.
1 Tb. Buzz Savories honey, ½ tsp. freshly ground pepper and 1 pinch kosher salt
Increase oven heat to 350 Degrees F when ham temp. registers 110 Degrees F. Remove ham from oven and using a pastry brush spread glaze mixture over the ham. Return to oven and bake ham until internal temperature registers 135 Degrees F, and it looks golden. If it browns too quickly, tent with aluminum foil.
Transfer ham to a large platter and let rest for 20 minutes before carving.