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Apricot Glazed Ham

[heart_this] · Mar 31, 2010 · 7 Comments

Apricot Glazed Ham with Asparagus and Pesto Mashed Potatoes

With all of the warm weather that we have been having lately I was thinking spring while contemplating my Easter menu this year. Ham is one of my favorite meals to serve for Easter and with spring on my mind I was thinking about a ham that was glazed with a light and fruity apricot glaze. I have used similar apricot preserve and mustard based glazes with other meats and I was looking forward to trying it out on a ham. Given that it takes a while to cook a ham it is perfect for weekends and holidays and despite taking so long they are actually pretty easy to cook.
Even though the asparagus in the store right now is not local, I could not resist picking some up as asparagus just screams spring. I had a bunch of meyer lemon pesto left over and I decided to finish my meal off with some meyer lemon pesto mashed potatoes. The apricot glazed ham turned out really well! The sweet and tangy apricot glaze worked wonders with the salty ham and it does not hurt to whip up some more of the glaze to serve with the ham as a sauce. This meal certainly has got me thinking about warmer days, but until then I now have a ton of leftover ham to enjoy and I have to say, that the leftovers are one of my favorite parts of a ham dinner!

Apricot Glazed Ham

Apricot Glazed Ham

Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 3 hours Total Time: 3 hours 15 minutes Servings: 30
ingredients
  • 1 (10 pound) ham
  • cloves
  • 2/3 cup apricot jam
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup dijon mustard
  • 1 orange (zest)
directions
  1. Place the ham cut side down in a large baking pan and cover in foil.
  2. Bake in a preheated 250F/130C oven until a meat thermometer read 130F, about 3 hours.
  3. Cut crisscrosses around the ham in 1 inch intervals and stud the ham with cloves in the intersections.
  4. Mix the apricot jam, brown sugar, mustard and orange zest and glaze the ham with 1/4 of it.
  5. Continue to bake the ham until it reaches 140F, about and hour, basting every 15 minutes.
  6. Remove from oven and let rest before carving.
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Comments

  1. Rosa's Yummy Yums says

    March 31, 2010 at 7:52 am

    A wonderful dish for Easter!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

    Reply
  2. Joanne says

    March 31, 2010 at 10:14 am

    I wish my family were having THIS for dinner! The sweet and salty must have been amazing together.

    Reply
  3. Anonymous says

    March 31, 2010 at 1:22 pm

    Sorry, Kev, this just is not up to your usual exceptional visuals 🙁
    I wasn't even tempted to look at the green blob recipe. One of the ONLY times I can say this. Usually everything is mouthwateringly enticing.

    Reply
  4. Bellini Valli says

    March 31, 2010 at 1:52 pm

    Meyer Lemon Pesto mashed potatoes and glazed ham what an excellent combination.

    Reply
  5. The Short (dis)Order Cook says

    March 31, 2010 at 6:20 pm

    Apricot is a great idea for a ham glaze. I should send this post to my mother before she makes the Easter ham. I need to check out that meyer lemon pesto too. Yum.

    Reply
  6. elra says

    March 31, 2010 at 7:00 pm

    Love the apricot glaze, sweet and delicious Kevin!

    Reply
  7. Rambling Tart says

    March 31, 2010 at 8:43 pm

    Oh lordy – "meyer lemon pesto mashed potatoes"??!! What bliss!! Why I never thought to add pesto to mashed potatoes is beyond me. I'm inspired. 🙂

    Reply

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