Best Festive Holiday Ham Recipes

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FESTIVE HOLIDAY HAM



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this reccipe came to me as i was cooking it...... very tastey... was served with baked sweet potato and tossed salad......color was great

Provided by Diane Eldridge

Categories     Pork

Time 1h15m

Number Of Ingredients 9

1-2 lb ham steak, trimmed of fat
1 c diet cranberry juice
1/2 pkg 12 oz of fresh cranberries
1 apple,chopped fine
1/8 c splenda blend sugar
1 capfull real lemon juice
1/2 medium onion,sliced thin
peppermint sticks
green onions[dried]

Steps:

  • 1. spray med size fry pan with non stick cooking spray...heat over med high heat add onion... cook and stir 3-5 min til getting limp...add cranberries, the juices, and apple.....cook and stir cranberries will start popping ...... after most have popped add splenda......cook 10 min more til it thickens up..... preheat oven to 350
  • 2. spray a cookie sheet with nonstick spray.......spoon 1/2 cranberries on sheet... cut ham into serving size pieces[i got 4 out of 1 1/2 pd steak] now put reast of cranberries on top each piece of ham cover with foil... bake 25 miutes... remove from oven turn each piece of ham spoon cranberries on top place peppermint stick on top ham put back in oven for another 2o minutes to serve place ham steakes on servin platter scoop all cranberries over them sprinkle green onions over all..........

FESTIVE HOLIDAY HAM



Festive Holiday Ham image

Step up your holiday dinner with this seriously delicious ham recipe. Injecting it with a little triple sec not only makes the ham nice and juicy, but it also carries the orange flavor throughout the meat. The glaze has the perfect balance of sweet and tangy and thickens up perfectly while baking. After slicing the baked ham, we...

Provided by Lynette !

Categories     Pork

Time 3h40m

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 9-10 pound smoked, fully cooked ham
whole cloves
1/2 c triple sec
1 1/2 c brown sugar, firmly packed
1 c cranberry juice cocktail
1/2 c honey
1/3 c triple sec
3 1/2 Tbsp prepared mustard
3 Tbsp butter
2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 1/2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
2 oranges, peeled and sliced
maraschino cherries, halved

Steps:

  • 1. Slice the skin from the ham. Score the fat on the ham in a diamond design and stud with cloves.
  • 2. Inject 1/2 cup liqueur into ham, at 3-inch intervals.
  • 3. Combine the brown sugar and the next 7 ingredients in a medium saucepan; stir well. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer for 2 minutes. Set the glaze aside.
  • 4. Place the ham, fat side up, on a rack in a shallow roasting pan; pour the brown sugar mixture over the ham.
  • 5. Insert a meat thermometer, making sure it does not touch fat or bone.
  • 6. Cover and bake at 325 degrees for 2 1/2 hours, basting frequently with glaze.
  • 7. Arrange the orange slices over the exposed portion of the ham; secure with wooden picks. Place a cherry half in the center of each orange slice.
  • 8. Bake, uncovered, an additional 30 minutes or until thermometer registers 140 degrees.

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