Vegetarians, please look away now! It really doesn't get more festive than making your Christmas ham, all those Christmas aromas, cloves, cinnamon and tangerines and the mouth-watering smell of roast ham.
Ingredients
For the Glazed Ham
- 4.5 kg cooked, smoked ham
- 200 g brown sugar
- 200 g honey
- 100 ml cider or apple vinegar
- the juice from a jar of cherries, reserve the cherries for the compote
- 100 ml Kirsch
- freshly milled black pepper
- 1 tangerine
For the Christmas Compote
- 2 small onions, chopped
- 75 g speck (pancetta or bacon will also work), diced
- skin of one tangerine, finely diced
- 280 g cranberry sauce, (2 x 140g jars)
- 1 jar cherries, (see above)
- 10 cloves
- 1 cinnamon stick
- splash of cider or apple vinegar
- 100 water
Instructions
- Take a sharp knife and score the rind of the ham all over.
For the glaze
- Mix together the brown sugar, honey, cider vinegar, cherry juice, and kirsch season with pepper and whisk together to combine.
- Pour over the ham and squeeze over the juice of one of the tangerines.
- Place in the oven at 180c for an hour and 30 minutes, basting the ham every 30 minutes - be very careful while doing this as the sugary glaze will get very hot!
For the Christmas Compote
- Sauté the onion with the speck and soften for a couple of minutes. Add the finely chopped tangerine rind to the pan.
- Add the jars of cranberry sauce, cherries, cloves, cinnamon stick, vinegar and a little water.
- Season with salt and pepper and cook over medium heat for roughly 20 minutes.
- Serve the Kirsch & honey glazed ham with the Christmas compote.
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Nutrition Facts
Kirsch & Honey Glazed Ham with Christmas Compote
Amount per Serving
Calories
1341
% Daily Value*
Fat
79
g
122
%
Saturated Fat
28
g
175
%
Trans Fat
1
g
Cholesterol
284
mg
95
%
Sodium
5408
mg
235
%
Potassium
1394
mg
40
%
Carbohydrates
50
g
17
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
48
g
53
%
Protein
98
g
196
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
