Filipino-style Pineapple Glazed Ham
Christmas ham glazed with brown sugar and pineapple juice is the perfect holiday centerpiece. It's easy to make and sure to be a crowd favorite!
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 2 hr 40 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 (about 7 to 8 pounds) fully cooked, bone-in ham
- 6 cups pineapple juice
- 3 cups Sprite or 7-up
- 2 cups dark beer
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons salt
- whole cloves
- 2 cups poaching liquid (from boiling the ham)
- 1 cup crushed pineapples
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup yellow mustard
Instructions
- 1
In a deep pot, combine pineapple juice, beer, Sprite, sugar, and salt. Stir until dissolved.
- 2
Add ham and about 5 to 6 cloves, making sure the ham is fully submerged in the liquid.
- 3
Over medium heat, bring to a boil. Cover, lower heat, and continue to cook for about 50 to 60 minutes. Drain ham, reserving about 2 cups of the poaching liquid.
- 4
In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the pineapple glaze ingredients: reserved poaching liquid (from boiling the ham), crushed pineapples, brown sugar, and yellow mustard. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid is reduced and thickened.
- 5
Preheat oven to 350 F.
- 6
With a knife, score the surface fat of the ham in a diamond pattern at about 1/4-inch deep and 1-inch apart.
- 7
Place cloves at the intersection points of the cuts to form a nice pattern around the top and sides of ham.
- 8
Liberally brush ham with 3/4 of the pineapple glaze.
- 9
Arrange ham in a roasting rack and bake in a 350 F oven for about 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until internal temperature reaches 140 F. While baking, continue to baste ham every 15 to 20 minutes with the remaining glaze.
- 10
At the last 5 minutes of cooking, increase the temperature to 400 F and bake until nicely browned.
- 11
Remove from oven and brush liberally with the pan juices. Cover with foil and let rest for about 10 to 15 minutes before slicing.