Bourbon And Marmalade Glazed Ham - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 medium butt-portion ham
whole cloves
1 cup water
1 cup cream sherry
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger (or 1 t. grated fresh ginger)
1/2 cup orange marmalade
1/2 cup Bourbon
2 teaspoons mustard
1/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed

Preparation

Preheat oven to 425\u00b0F.
Line a large roasting pan with foil.
If necessary, trim the rind and fat from the ham, leaving only 1/4\" layer of fat.
Place the ham in the roasting pan.
Score the ham in a diamond pattern, with a sharp knife.
Stick one whole clove into the center of each diamond.
Combine water, sherry and ginger in a small bowl, then pour over ham.
Bake 5 minutes per pound.
Combine the marmalade, bourbon and mustard in a small saucepan and cook over medium heat until warm, about 5 minutes.
Stir occasionally.
Increase oven temp to 450\u00b0F.
Brush the glaze over the cooked ham, then sprinkle with the brown sugar.
Bake until ham reaches a rich brown color, about 20 minutes.
Spoon off the fat from the pan juices.
Transfer the pan juices to a saucepan, and boil until thick, about 10 minutes or so.
Serve the ham with the pan juices.