Ham Recipes
Pineapple Glazed Ham
Yield: about 30 servings
Ingredients
- 1 (14 pound) boneless smoked ham
- 1 medium size fresh pineapple, peeled and cored and cut into rings
- 1 small jar marinated cherries
- 1 pound brown sugar
- 1 pound box cornstarch
- 1 (46-ounce) can pineapple juice
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Place ham on rack over pan containing 1 inch of water. Bake ham, fatty side up, for 2 hours. (Water will catch ham juices. Add more water during cooking as it evaporates; don't let pan run dry.)
- Meanwhile, in medium saucepan, combine pineapple juice, cherries and enough brown sugar so you can taste “tartness” of pineapple but also sweetness of sugar. Thicken by stirring in cornstarch; heat until boiling, then simmer about 30 minutes.
- After 2 hours, remove ham from oven and arrange pineapple on top. Carefully pour thickened juice mixture over ham. Return to oven for 30 minutes, repeatedly basting with sauce from pan.
- Remove glazed ham and pour sauce back into saucepan. Heat and correct consistency of sauce with more cornstarch, as needed.
- Serve ham sliced with sauce.