Homemade Cured Ham with Brown Sugar Honey Glaze
This is a recipe for Homemade Cured Ham with Brown Sugar Honey Glaze
- Prep time
- 72 hr
- Cook time
- 3 hr
- Yield
- 10 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 5 to 6 lbs. Fresh ham (shank end)
- 2 cups coarse sea salt
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 2 ½ tablespoons Prague powder #1 (curing salt)
- 8 pieces dried bay leaves
- 2 quarts hot water
- 4 quarts cold water
- 2 cups ice cubes
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 10 tablespoons pineapple juice
Instructions
- 1
Combine the following curing ingredients in a large deep container: sea salt, brown sugar, Prague powder, and dried bay leaves. Pour hot water. Stir.
- 2
Add cold water and ice. Soak the fresh pork ham into the brine for 3 days. Make sure to keep it in a cool place such as inside the refrigerator.
- 3
After 3 days, wash the cured ham with running water. Discard the brine and then fill the container with clean tap water. Soak the ham for 3 hours to reduce the saltiness.
- 4
Preheat oven to 320F.
- 5
Arrange the ham in a roasting rack. Cover with aluminum foil. Roast for 2 hours.
- 6
Remove the foil and increase the oven heat to 400F. Continue to roast for 1 hour.
- 7
Prepare the Brown Sugar Honey Glaze by coming all the glaze ingredients in a sauce pan. Heat the pan and stir the mixture until well blended. Continue to cook in low to medium heat until the mixture reduces to half.
- 8
Remove ham from the oven. Brush Brown Sugar Honey Glaze all over it. Continue to roast for 10 minutes or until the ham turns brown.
- 9
Remove from the oven. Let it cool down.
- 10
Carve the ham. Serve.
- 11
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