3 Ingredient Ham Glaze for Easy Baking
Learn how to make an easy 3 ingredient ham glaze to turn any budget ham into a succulent main dish, perfect for any holiday or special occasion.
Equipment
- 1 Large roasting pan
- Aluminum foil optional
- 1 Medium mixing bowl
- 1 Pastry brush or barbecue brush
- 1 Electric knife optional
Ingredients
- 1 10-15 pound smoked ham on the bone either shank or butt portion will work
- 1 cup orange marmalade or homemade orange rhubarb jam
- ⅔ cup Dijon mustard any variety
- 1 cup Firmly packed brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees and trim outer skin along with excess fat from ham.
- Line the bottom of a large roasting pan with foil for easy cleanup later, if you wish.
- Place ham (fatty side up) in the roasting pan (with or without a rack) and score with a knife. Make crosshatch incisions about 1/2 inch deep all over the top and sides of the ham (not the flat face cut side).
- Roast for 2 hours. Cover with foil, if desired.
- While the ham is roasting, mix the ingredients for the glaze in a medium bowl by combining the marmalade or jam, mustard, and brown sugar in a medium mixing bowl.
- When the ham has roasted for 2 hours, remove it from the oven, remove the foil (if used), and brush a generous portion of glaze all over the top, sides, and front of the cut portion.
- Return the ham to the oven and cook it for one more hour. Remove the ham from the oven and brush with glaze every 20 minutes (three more times).
- Turn the heat up to 350 degrees and cook the ham for 30 more minutes. If you notice that the glaze is darkening too much or starting to look scorched, cover the ham with foil.
- When 30 minutes have passed, remove the ham from the oven and place it on a cutting board. Cover the ham with foil (if desired) and allow it to rest for about 30 minutes.
- Carve the ham with an electric knife, if you have one, and serve it warm or at room temperature.
Notes
The calorie count is based on a half-pound serving.