Ingredients

  • 4 lb ready-to-serve ham
  • A few whole cloves
  • Pineapple slices (optional)
For the glazing sauce
  • 1 cup cranberry sauce or strawberry or raspberry jam
  • ¼ cup orange juice
  • ¼ cup pineapple juice
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • ½ cup brown sugar (if using cranberry sauce)
  • 1 teaspoon mustard

Directions

  1. Thaw Smoked ham and remove the wrappings.
  2. Score fat in a diamond pattern and stud with cloves.
  3. Bake ham in a 325F/165C oven for 2 hours or until a meat thermometer registers 140F/60C (general rule of thumb: allow 22 mins per kg or 10mins per lbs)
  4. In a saucepan, stir together cranberry sauce or jam, orange juice, lemon juice (brown sugar if using cranberry sauce) and mustard. Simmer glaze uncovered for 5 minutes to thicken.
  5. During the last 30 minutes of baking the ham, glaze by spooning glaze sauce it over every 10 minutes.
  6. Any remaining sauce can be served on the side.

Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 2 hrs
Total Time 2 hrs 5 mins