Maple Glazed Ham

Ingredients

• 10-12 lb Smoked Spiral Ham
• 1/2 cup Maple Syrup (recipe also works with honey)
• 3-4 fresh thyme sprigs
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup pure cane sugar
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp allspice
• 1 tsp smoked sweet paprika
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• 1 cup cherry juice
• 7 ox can pineapple juice
• 1 tsp Chipotle adobo sauce (only the sauce, not the peppers)
• Leftover Brown sugar spice mix
• 1 oz bourbon whiskey
• 1 cup reserved Ham jus

Instructions

1. 1

   --- Prepare the Maple Syrup Glaze ---

2. 2

   Heat small sauce pan on low heat. Add butter and melt. Add thyme to the heated butter and allow it to infuse the butter with flavor. Turn off heat after two minutes.

3. 3

   Add maple syrup, mix well, and allow to sit a few minutes. Add maple syrup glaze.

4. 4

   --- Prepare the Ham ---

5. 5

   pre-heat the oven temperature to 350 degrees F.

6. 6

   Place ham in a roasting pan. Brush the spiral ham all over with the maple butter glaze. Be sure to brush in between each slice and their edges to glaze both the interior and exterior parts of the ham.

7. 7

   Place the ham bone side up. Cover loosely with aluminum foil. Roast 10 minutes for every pound, so for a 12 pound ham your cooking time will be 120 minutes (2 hours).

8. 8

   Remove the ham from the oven. Remove the foil and place the ham on it's side. Either pour the pan drippings from the baking dish into a sauce pan. Alternatively use a large spoon to transfer the jus to the sauce pan. Reserve the jus.

9. 9

   Mix together the dry spices and sugars (brown suger, pure cane sugar, allspice, paprika, cinnamon, salt, pepper) in a medium bowl. If there is any remaining glaze apply another coating to the ham. Sprinkle the exterior of the ham with about a tablespoon of the spice mix. Reserve the rest.

10. 10

    Cook the ham uncovered for another 15 minutes.

11. 11

    While the ham cooks, make the sauce.

12. 12

    --- Make The Sauce ---

13. 13

    Add the cherry juice, pineapple juice, adobo sauce, bourbon, and remaining spice mix to the ham jus. Bring to a boil over medium heat then reduce to a simmer.

14. 14

    Cook until the sauce reduces by about 2/3. Take off heat and allow to cool for 2-3 minutes.

15. 15

    Serve ham topped with the cherry-pineapple sauce. Garnish with fresh thyme and orange slices.