Glazed Ham With Pineapple - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (7 -8 lb) boneless ham
4 cups pineapple juice
fresh ginger (cut into about a 1-inch piece and sliced)
5 garlic cloves, coarsley chopped
15 -20 whole cloves (use as many as you need)
1/4 cup Dijon mustard (Dijon mustard only for this!)
1 1/4 cups light brown sugar
10 pineapple rings
10 maraschino cherries

Preparation

In a saucepan combine the pineapple juice, ginger slices and garlic; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 30 minutes (reducing the liquid to about 2 cups).
Strain and reserve all liquid through a fine strainer.
Set oven to 350 degrees F.
Trim the thick rind with fat, but leave about 1/4-inch fat from the surface of the ham.
With a very sharp knife, \"score\" a diamond pattern all over the ham, then insert the whole cloves at the crossed points of the diamonds.
Set the ham in a shallow baking pan.
Brush the mustard all over the top.
Pat the sugar into the top of the mustard, pushing it in with a spoon or your hands.
Starting at the butt end, and working towards the bone, decoratively arrange the pineapple rings securing with whole cherrries and toothpicks in the centers.
Pour the reserved pineapple juice into the bottom of the pan and place in the oven.
Bake for about 1-1/2 hours, basting about every 15-20 minutes (the cooking time might take longer depending on the weight of the ham).
When ham is cooked, place it on a fancy serving platter and let it rest for 10-15 minutes.
Carve into thin slices, preferably with an electric knife, beginning with the butt end.
Serve warm with the sauce from the pan in a serving cup.
Remove the pineapple slices and cherries as you slice the ham.
Delicious!