Garlic Studded Ham with Cherry Glaze in the Nesco
This is my take on a specially brined ham, studded with garlic, which is unbelievably delicious
Calories per serving: 224kcal
Ingredients
- 1 (1) bone-in half ham
- ¼ cup (59.15 g) Cloves, whole
### For the Glaze ###
- 2 tbsp (2 tbsp) Maraschino cherry juice
- ½ cup (110 g) Brown sugar
- 1 tsp (1 tsp) *dry mustard
- 2 tbsp (2 tbsp) Dijon Mustard
- 1 tsp (1 tsp) Horseradish
- black pepper, Freshly ground
### For the Pan ###
- ½ cup (118.29 g) Maraschino cherry juice
- 1 (1) bay leaf
- 1 clove (1 clove) garlic, sliced
- 2 cups (473.18 g) water
Instructions
- Mise en place
- Combine glaze ingredients and stir well.
- Preheat the roaster oven to 325.
- Place rack in roaster. Place ham on the rack. Score ham on the back and on the front.
- Stud ham with cloves in an interesting pattern, back only. You will have cloves leftover. Set them aside.
- Paint ham with glaze. Paint the back and the front.
- Grind pepper generously over the back of the ham.
- Slice the garlic and put it into some of the slits you created when you scored the ham, front only. You will have garlic slices leftover. Set them aside.
- Pour the remaining cherry juice, water, leftover cloves, leftover garlic slices, and bay leaf in the well of the Nesco.
- Place cover on roaster and bake covered for an hour or until meat reaches 135.
- Cover with the remaining glaze. Turn off the heat and let the ham rest.
Notes
Be generous with the black pepper.
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