Thanksgiving: Baked Ham with Honey-Port Glaze
Source of Recipe
From "Williams-Sonoma: The Best of Thanksgiving"
List of Ingredients
◦ 1 fully cooked bone-in ham, about 8 pounds
◦ � cup firmly packed golden brown sugar
◦ � cup honey
◦ 2 teaspoons dry mustard
◦ � cup port
Recipe
Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 325� F.
Using a sharp knife, score the fat on the upper half of the ham in a diamond pattern, cutting about � inch deep. Place the ham, fat side up, on a rack in a roasting pan. Roast for 1 � hours.
In a small bowl, mix together the brown sugar, honey, and mustard. Carefully spread half of the sugar-honey mixture over the scored surface of the ham. Stir the port into the remaining sugar-honey mixture. Continue to roast the ham, basting several times with the port mixture, until the ham is well glazed and shiny, about 1 hour longer.
Transfer the ham to a carving board and let rest for 15 minutes before carving.
Serves 6 to 8
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