Challenging warm weather that we have been having lately I was thinking spring while contemplating my Easter menu this season. Ham is among my favorite meals to serve for Easter along with spring on my mind I was considering a ham which was glazed using a light and fruity apricot glaze. I’ve used similar apricot keep and mustard based glazes with additional meat and I was getting excited about trying it out on a ham. Considering that it takes some time to make a ham it is ideal for weekends and holidays and despite taking so long they are actually pretty an easy task to cook.
Even though the asparagus in the shop right now isn’t local, I possibly could not really resist finding some up simply because asparagus simply screams spring. I had fashioned a couple of meyer lemon pesto left and I decided to finish my meal off with some meyer lemon pesto mashed potatoes. The apricot glazed ham proved effectively! The lovely and tangy apricot glaze worked well wonders with the salty ham and it does not hurt to whip up some more from the glaze to serve with the ham as a sauce. This meal certainly has got me thinking about warmer times, but until then I will have a huge amount of leftover ham to enjoy and I have to say, the leftovers are one of my favorite elements of a ham dinner!
Apricot Glazed Ham
Place the ham cut part down in a big baking pan and cover in foil.
Bake inside a preheated 250F/130C range until a meats thermometer go through 130F, about 3 hours.
Cut crisscrosses around the ham in 1 in . intervals and stud the ham with cloves within the intersections.
Blend the apricot jam, dark brown sugar, mustard and orange zest and glaze the ham with 1/4 of it.
Continue steadily to bake the ham until it gets to 140F, about and hour, basting every single 15 minutes.
Remove from oven and let rest before carving.
Does this formula look tasty?
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I wish my children were having THIS for dinner! The sugary and salty must have been amazing jointly.
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