Sweet Hot Plum Glazed Ham - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup plum preserves
1/2 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon yellow mustard
1 tablespoon honey
2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
7 lbs smoked fully cooked bone-in ham
pineapple, for garnish
kiwi, for garnish
green onion, for garnish
sesame seeds, for garnish

Preparation

Combine the preserves, orange juice, lime juice, mustard, honey, ginger and red pepper in a saucepan.
On medium high heat, bring to a boil, constantly stirring.
Reduce heat to medium low and simmer (still stirring constantly) until the preserves are melted and the mixture is blended.
Reserve half of this plum mixture in a microwave bowl.
Trim the excess fat on the ham to 1/8\" thickness and cut shallow diamond patterns over the entire ham.
Place the ham on a rack in a foil lined pan.
Brush ham with some of the plum mixture that is still in the saucepan.
Bake the ham, uncovered, at 350 degrees on the lower oven rack for 1 1/2 hours.
Baste with the plum mixture in the saucepan every 30 minutes.
Loosely cover the ham with foil and bake 1 hour 45 minutes, basting every 30 minutes.
A meat thermometer should register 140 degrees in the thickest portion.
Let the ham stand for 15 minutes before slicing.
Warm the reserved plum mixture in a microwave and serve with the ham.
Place the ham on a platter and garnish with the fruit and onions.
Sprinkle the sesame seeds over the garnish.