Orange chipotle ham
Orange chipotle ham recipe made with a smoked spiral cut ham, baked and glazed with a sauce made with chipotle chilies, orange juice, lime juice, cumin, achiote, tequila, sugar or honey, and spices.
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 15 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 8-10 lbs fully-cooked smoked ham
- 1-2 canned chipotle chilies in adobo (adjust to taste)
- 3 cups fresh orange juice (from 7-8 large oranges)
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- ½ tablespoon of ground achiote/annatto (can use paprika as substitute)
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 2 tablespoons tequila
- 1 cup of brown sugar or honey
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 whole cloves
- ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons corn starch
Instructions
- 1
Remove the seeds from the chipotle pepper or chilies, if you want the sauce extra spicy you can leave them
- 2
Combine the orange juice, lime juice, chipotle chilies, cumin and achiote in a blender and puree until smooth. Strain if desired.
- 3
Combine the orange chipotle puree in a medium sized saucepan. Add the orange zest, tequila, sugar or honey glaze, cinnamon stick, and cloves.
- 4
Bring the sauce to a boil, reduce the heat to medium low, and cook for 25-30 minutes.
- 5
Remove the cloves and the cinnamon stick. Save the sauce until ready to use.
- 6
Pre-heat oven to 325F
- 7
Place the smoked ham in a large baking pan, with the flat side of ham facing down. Pour ½ of the orange chipotle sauce over the ham.
- 8
Cover the ham with foil and bake at 325F for about 1 hour.
- 9
Warm up the rest of the sauce, remove the foil from the ham and pour the remaining sauce over the ham.
- 10
Continue baking the ham for another 40-45 minutes, basting it every 10-15 minutes with the pan sauces. The ham should be baked for about 10-12 minutes per pound.
- 11
Remove the ham from the oven and let it rest for 5-10 minutes before carving and serving.
- 12
Place ~3 cups of the pan sauces in a small sauce pan with the balsamic vinegar. Bring to boil and cook about 5 minutes.
- 13
Meanwhile mix the corn starch with a little bit of the pan sauces (or water), then stir into the gravy sauce. Mix until well dissolved and thickened. Remove from heat and serve warm.