espresso chile glazed ham
Espresso Chile Glazed Ham Source: Marshall Field & Company, Chicago, Illinois Makes 16 or more servings. For this recipe, use a fully cooked smoked ham, preferably wood smoked with...
Ingredients
- 1quart fresh orange juice
- 1tablespoongrated orange zest
- 1cupfirmly packed brown sugar
- 1cupkahlua or other coffee-flavored liqueur
- 1tablespoonchinese chile paste with garlic, or sambal olek
- 1/2teaspoonfreshly ground black pepper
- 2shots (about 1/4 cup total) brewed espresso or
- 1tablespooninstant espresso powder, like medaglio d'oro
Directions
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Espresso Chile Glazed Ham Source: Marshall Field & Company, Chicago, Illinois Makes 16 or more servings
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For this recipe, use a fully cooked smoked ham, preferably wood smoked with no water added
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Trim the outside layer of fat and skin all the way to the pink meat, so when you're ready to carve you don't cut away all the flavorful glaz
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Half a fully cooked smoked ham (about 8 pounds) 1 quart fresh orange juice 1 tablespoon grated orange zest 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1
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Cut the thick layer of fat and skin from the ham and discard
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Place the ham in a roasting pan
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For easier clean up, line the pan with aluminum foil because the glaze will drip off and burn.) Roast the ham for 1 hour
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While the ham is roasting, make the glaze