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Orange Glazed Christmas Ham

Serves:

Notes

The flavour of a cooked ham, on the bone, can be enhanced with oranges, cloves, honey and orange liqueur.

Ingredients

• A cooked ham on the bone
• 2 or 3 oranges
• 20 to 30 cloves
• 1 cup honey
• Orange liqueur (Cointreau, Grand Marnier or Curacao)
• 2 Tbsp brown sugar

Method

Put the ham skin side up on a rack in a baking pan and remove the rind using a sharp knife. Pare fat away, leaving thin layer on the meat itself. Cut oranges into 3 mm slices from the thicker part of the fruit, leaving the ends to squeeze. Smear ham with generous amount of honey. Place orange slices side by side on ham, securing each one in position with 5 cloves. Mix remaining honey with orange juice and sprinkle over ham. Splash over two or three tablespoons of liqueur. Sprinkle with brown sugar. Bake in oven at 160C for 1 1/2 hours. Once removed from the oven, pour over juice from the pan. Allow to cool before carving.