Vanilla Maple Glazed Ham

Glazed ham at it's finest!

📝 Ingredients

• 5 - 6 kg Christmas Ham ( skin removed)
• 1 tbsp 5 spice
• 1 tsp 5 spice
• 20-30 cloves
• 1 vanilla bean (seeds removed)
• 2.5 blood oranges (zested & juiced)
• .5 blood orange ( cut in 3 circular slices)
• 250 ml maple syrup
• 250 ml water

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- Glaze ---
2. 2Place all ingredients in saucepan and bring to a simmer on medium heat, stirring regularly.
3. 3Reduce glaze to 1/4 of original volume (approx 20mins) keeping an eye so it doesn’t boil over or burn
4. 4--- Ham ---
5. 5Remove skin gently by slicing down either side of the ham working towards the bone. Careful not to slice too deep.
6. 6Cut around the bone to the cuts down the side and gently start to peel the skin back
7. 7Once skin has removed cutting approx 1” apart slice through the fat diagonally from top left to bottom right
8. 8Repeat diagonal cuts from top right to bottom left so that you have cross crosses/diamonds
9. 9Place a clove inside each diamond you have cut. Also place 3 pieces of blood orange over the ham and stud with cloves (you can decide where you want them to go)
10. 10Baste with glaze all over and place in oven @160c for approx 1.5hrs
11. 11Every 15mins remove ham from oven and baste all over with remaining glaze and also pan juices
12. 12Once ham is glazed to your liking & internal temp is 60c remove from oven, allow to rest for 20mins and paint with glaze from pan