Sweet Bourbon Ham
Serves: 6
Santos Walker
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
46
Spice
50
Sweetness
60
Sourness
42
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.2
Difficulty
Ingredients:
Directions:
1
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C)
2
Remove skin and excess fat from ham, leaving a fat layer about 1/4-inch thick
3
Score ham in a diamond pattern with a sharp knife
4
Push cloves into the center of the scored diamond shapes
5
Place ham with cut side down into a roasting pan
6
Bake ham in the preheated oven until an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the meat, not touching bone, reads 125 degrees F (52 degrees C), about 2 hours
7
Combine brown sugar, whiskey, and black pepper in a bowl until glaze is smooth
8
Raise oven temperature to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C)
9
Baste ham with 1/3 the whiskey glaze
10
Return to oven and bake until internal temperature reaches 140 degrees F (60 degrees C), basting ham with whiskey glaze every 10 minutes
11
Cover ham loosely with a tent of aluminum foil if ham browns too quickly
12
Let ham rest for 15 minutes before carving