Baked Fresh Ham With Apple-Cranberry Sauce

Serves: 6

Clarabelle Lynch

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

45

Spice

58

Sweetness

37

Sourness

37

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

5

Hams (to 6-pound fresh)

1

Extra-Virgin Olive Oil

1

Kosher Salt

1

Ground Black Pepper (freshly)

6

Apples (split in 1/2)

2 cups

Cranberry (if not fresh, frozen is fine)

1

Cinnamon Stick

1

Bay Leaf

1 tbsp

Pickling Spice

1 tbsp

Black Mustard Seed

2 tbsps

Sugar

1

Ginger (1-inch piece)

1.5 cups

Apple Juice

1 cup

Apple Cider Vinegar

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F

2

Score fat and put ham, fat side up, in a roasting pan

3

Rub with extra-virgin olive oil and season with plenty of salt and pepper all over

4

Cover loosely with foil and roast for 2 hours

5

Remove foil and roast for final hour uncovered

6

In a large saucepan add all the sauce ingredients and simmer for 25 minutes until apples are almost falling apart and the sauce is fragrant

7

Remove cinnamon stick, bay leaf, and ginger then puree in a blender until completely smooth

8

Serve with baked fresh ham