Recipe: Appetizing Roasted Ham

Roasted Ham. A sweet and succulent roast ham could be just the showstopper you're looking for. With a bit of prep, this festive favourite is really easy to make at home and is perfect for feeding a crowd. An impressive way to cook a ham takes a little time, but with honey, mustard, cloves and orange zest, it's sure to delight a large party.

Roasting is often used for cooking ham, but there are many other methods that can be used. A well-cooked ham is the kind of holiday or party dish you remember forever. Roast Ham for Thanksgiving is an amazing way to change things up if you are tired of Turkey. You can have Roasted Ham using 7 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Roasted Ham

1. You need 7-9 lb of fully cooked ham, shank portion.
2. Prepare pinch of ground cinnamon.
3. You need pinch of ground cloves.
4. Prepare 4 Tbsp of honey.
5. Prepare 1 cup of water.
6. You need 2 tsp of prepared mustard.
7. Prepare 2 Tbsp of dijon mustard.

Chef Anna Olson is here to teach you her incredible Roast Ham. Roast ham joint: Ham is a great choice at Christmas (Image: Getty). See more ideas about Ham recipes, Pork recipes, Recipes. A ham hock (or hough) or pork knuckle is the joint between the tibia/fibula and the metatarsals of the foot of a pig, where the foot was attached to the hog's leg.

Roasted Ham instructions

1. Remove all plastic from the ham..
2. Cut skin off of the ham, but leave the fat..
3. Score the fat (make shallow cuts) in diagonal angles (see photo), making diamond shapes, but try not to cut through to the meat..
4. In a small bowl, mix honey, mustard, cloves and cinnamon..
5. With a pastry brush, brush half of the glaze all over the ham, trying to get the glaze in between the cuts..
6. Preheat oven to 350°F. If you have a roasting pan with a rack, place ham CUT SIDE DOWN on the rack. Add 1 cup of water..
7. Place on bottom oven rack and roast uncovered for 1 hour first, then baste with some of the remaining glaze. Roast for another hour..
8. After the second hour, baste with the rest of the glaze and roast for another 30 minutes. If you would like the ham to be a little more browned, turn oven up to 425°F. Check it after 15 minutes to make sure it's not burning. If you hate a meat thermometer, internal temperature should be 160°F..
9. When the ham is browned to your liking, remove from the oven and let rest in the pan, covered loosely with foil for 20 minutes before carving..

It is the portion of the leg that is neither part of the ham proper nor the ankle or foot (trotter), but rather the extreme shank end of the leg bone. Candied roast ham with cranberry & star anise sauce. A succulent, sweet and savoury roast ham makes the perfect centrepiece for a Sunday dinner with family and friends, especially at Christmas. Find roast ham recipes for a delicious centrepiece. This homemade ham with brown sugar mustard glaze is super easy to make.