Ham with Brown Sugar & Thyme Glaze
This Brown Sugar Ham with Glaze ham is the perfect centerpiece for an everyday dinner or the Thanksgiving dinner table.
Ingredients
- 6-8 pound fully-cooked bone-in ham
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons whole grain mustard
- Zest of half of 1 orange
- 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
- 2 teaspoon fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
Instructions
- Arrange the oven rack to its lowest position and pre-heat oven to 325 F.
- Use a sharp knife to score the ham in a diamond pattern, making sure not to go more than ½-inch deep.
- Place the ham flat side down on a rack set in a roasting pan and loosely cover the ham with foil.
- Bake for 2 hours.
- Meanwhile, add the brown sugar, mustard, orange zest, orange juice, thyme, cayenne and cloves to a small saucepan.
- Cook until the brown sugar dissolves and then lower the heat to medium-low and cook for 5 minutes so the flavors can develop. Remove from the heat and set aside.
- After two hours, remove the roasting pan with the ham from the oven and place on the counter. Use a basting or pastry brush to paint the brown sugar glaze all over the ham, making sure to get in-between the diamond patterns.
- Place the ham back in the oven, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Repeat this process and bake for another 20 minutes.
- The ham is heated through when the internal temperature of the ham reaches 140 degrees F. The glaze will form a delicious crust on the ham and get nice and sticky.
- Remove ham from oven and serve.