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A delicious Holiday Spiral Ham recipe. A great recipe for the holiday family get together. Serve with all the tasty side dishes for a complete meal.
Hams are popular at Easter and Christmas dinner alongside Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes, Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes or Garlic Goat Cheese Mashed Potatoes but you can buy them year-round!
Spiral cut ham comes fully cooked, all you have to do is heat and serve! (make sure your package says pre-cooked). The best way to do this is to cook it on a low temperature so the outside doesn’t dry out before the inside is heated.
To cook a spiral ham without it drying out make sure you use a meat thermometer to reach 140°F and do not overcook it. I usually remove it around 135°F and keep an eye on the thermometer to ensure it reaches 140°F. Remember, your ham is already cooked, you are just reheating the meat and infusing it with the seasonings or the glaze.
How to Cut a Spiral Ham theses hams are made by one continuous cut from one end to the other and come apart very easily whether they are served cold or warm. A typical serving is about 6 ounces per person, so an 8 lb ham will yield about 20 servings. But who can eat just one slice?
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A delicious Holiday Spiral Ham recipe. A great recipe for the holiday family get together. Serve with all the tasty side dishes for a complete meal.
- Prep Time: :10
- Cook Time: 1:40
- Total Time: 1:50
- Yield: 8 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Oven
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup honey
- Zest and juice of 1 orange
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 6 to 8 scrapes of fresh nutmeg, using a rasp
- 1 (6 to 7-pound) bone-in half spiral ham
- 10 to 12 sprigs fresh thyme
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- In a bowl, mix together the brown sugar, honey, orange zest, 1/4 cup orange juice, pumpkin pie spice, and nutmeg. Season with salt.
- Roll out enough aluminum foil to surround the ham and place the ham in the center of the foil. Peel back the layers of the ham and place a sprig of thyme between every other layer of the spirals. Pour half of the glaze over the ham allowing it to sink into the slices. Tightly wrap the ham in the foil and place on a rack in a roasting pan. Fill the pan with an inch of water and roast in the oven until the internal temperature reaches 140 degrees F, about 20 minutes per pound.
- Pour the remaining half of the glaze in a small saucepot on medium heat and bring to a simmer. Whisk until small bubbles appear all over, then turn off the heat. The glaze will thicken as it rests.
- Raise the oven temperature to 400 degrees F.
- Remove the ham from the oven. Using caution and tongs to help, peel back the aluminum foil from the top, leaving the aluminum foil on the sides and underneath the ham to catch the glaze and juices. Slather the remaining glaze all over the top of the ham and place back in the oven uncovered for 15 more minutes. Remove and let rest before slicing.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8