Maple-glazed Ham Recipe for Christmas

Christmas is almost here – and what better way to celebrate than with friends, family and this splendid maple-glazed ham recipe!

Serves 10

Prep 30 mins

Cook 1 hour

Maple-glazed Ham Ingredients

• 350g fine-cut orange marmalade

• 1/2 cup (125ml) maple syrup

• 1/2 firmly packed cup (125g) brown sugar

• 1 cup (250ml) orange juice or apple juice

• 6kg whole leg ham on the bone

• Whole cloves, to stud

Maple Glazed Ham plated with mandarins and cranberries. — *Maple-glazed Ham Recipe courtesy of taste.com.au*

Maple-glazed Ham Method

1. Place marmalade, syrup, sugar and juice in a saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring, for 3-4 minutes until marmalade dissolves. Increase heat to medium-low and cook for 10 minutes or until reduced by half.

2. Preheat oven to 170°C. Use a small sharp knife to cut around ham shank in a zig-zag pattern. Carefully run knife under the skin, around the edge of the ham. Gently lift off skin in one piece by running your fingers between the rind and the fat, and discard. Using a small sharp knife, score the fat in a diamond pattern, then press one clove into each diamond.

3. Pour enough water in a large roasting pan to come 2cm up the side (this will prevent the glaze burning as it drips). Place a wire rack in the pan and place ham on rack. Cover shank with foil.

4. Brush ham with a little glaze and bake for 1 hour, basting every 15 minutes with remaining glaze and adding more water, if necessary, until golden.

5. Serve warm or at room temperature with caramel mandarins with cranberries.