Sweet Hot Plum Glazed Ham

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 cup plum preserves
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 7 lbs smoked fully cooked bone-in ham
• pineapple, for garnish
• kiwi, for garnish
• green onion, for garnish
• sesame seeds, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 combine the preserves, orange juice, lime juice, mustard, honey, ginger and red pepper in a saucepan.
• 2 on medium high heat, bring to a boil, constantly stirring.
• 3 reduce heat to medium low and simmer (still stirring constantly) until the preserves are melted and the mixture is blended.
• 4 reserve half of this plum mixture in a microwave bowl.
• 5 trim the excess fat on the ham to 1/8" thickness and cut shallow diamond patterns over the entire ham.
• 6 place the ham on a rack in a foil lined pan.
• 7 brush ham with some of the plum mixture that is still in the saucepan.
• 8 bake the ham, uncovered, at 350 degrees on the lower oven rack for 1 1/2 hours.
• 9 baste with the plum mixture in the saucepan every 30 minutes.
• 10 loosely cover the ham with foil and bake 1 hour 45 minutes, basting every 30 minutes.
• 11 a meat thermometer should register 140 degrees in the thickest portion.
• 12 let the ham stand for 15 minutes before slicing.
• 13 warm the reserved plum mixture in a microwave and serve with the ham.
• 14 place the ham on a platter and garnish with the fruit and onions.
• 15 sprinkle the sesame seeds over the garnish.