The recipe for Drunken Pineapple Glazed Ham got here by means of my child Sis! Yeah, Drunken Pineapple Glazed Ham. I do know, proper? However don’t click on off yet- stick with me right here for a minute and listen to what I’ve to say, coz this fantastic thing about a glazed has simply put all my different hams to disgrace! They’re sittin’ within the nook proper now, moping.
Drunken Pineapple Glazed Ham
To start with, humorous factor about my Sis? A few of her recipes would possibly sound somewhat unusual (hi there Cornbread Salad; it’s now one of the common recipes right here. And don’t neglect about her Bacon Stuffing…yep you heard it right here first, people – bacon stuffing!!) The factor about Liz, although? All her dishes are at all times wonderful and at all times very doable!
About Drunken Pineapple Glazed Ham:
I actually can not say enuf good about this ham. It’s moist (though this one is a spiral and they are often tough however that glaze seals the whole lot in) and it’s flavorful and the style is nearly indefinable. You don’t style pineapple and also you don’t style rum – as a substitute, you style a wonderful amalgamation (yeah I needed to search for that phrase to ensure I spelled it proper however melding or mingling simply didn’t appear to be robust enuf phrases!) of taste.
That glaze, although?! It’s EVERYTHING! It’s fabulous. It’s deep, somewhat tart, barely candy, and an ideal foil for the moist, salty ham! The glaze is sticky caramelization that rides the road between chewy and crispy. Can we are saying pig sweet, right here, people? I’m going there.
Just some issues, right here! My sister instructed me again and again to make use of a full cup of Captain Morgan’s Rum – I feel perhaps she thought I might simply be rolling my eyes and do my very own factor and put in a smidge. And that WAS what I used to be considering and doing. Don’t do this! Belief me and belief my Sis! Use the complete cup or perhaps a bit extra.
Additionally know that alcohol by no means fully disappears – that’s a delusion. However between the boiling and the roasting, the stirring from the underside whereas glazing, and the open pan or roaster, the precise quantity of alcohol within the glaze or juices goes to be minuscule. Most likely lower than you’d get from the vanilla utilized in a cake.
Drunken Pineapple Glazed Ham
Making Drunken Pineapple Glazed Ham:
This needs to be one of many best hams ever. There are principally six elements. Ham, Captain Morgan’s rum, pineapple, brown sugar, soy sauce, and vinegar. The final two are my additions. Don’t inform my Sis, lol!
You’re gonna have a few selections, right here and go tremendous straightforward or add somewhat step or two.
- To start with, you should utilize ham tidbits like my sister or you may toss your pineapple into the blender and break it down somewhat. I want to toss it into the blender. I feel it helps the glaze persist with have teensy bits of pineapple in it and to stay effectively. You do you, both works.
- Subsequent: You may combine up the glaze and toss some over the ham after which baste. My sister does this and loves all of the saucy deliciousness. I toss the glaze and the pineapple combination in a small pot and convey it to a simmer (watch out to not boil it over) and proceed to simmer it till it’s decreased by a couple of third. Then I toss some over the ham and begin glazing. I nonetheless have loads of sauce however I feel this technique builds the glaze somewhat higher.
- The remaining glaze within the pan may be merely served as is (that’s what I do) or defatted if you want, or decreased by simmering to thicken it a bit. It’s in your arms.
Drunken Pineapple Glazed Ham
The Fundamentals of Cooking and Glazing:
You wish to time your ham and determine when it has about an hour left to cook dinner and that’s once you’ll begin glazing. The directions for many hams (today grocery retailer hams are often precooked and solely have to be reheated) are often proper on the label; after getting the burden you may simply calculate the time.
Normally, a basic rule of thumb is a ham beneath 10 kilos requires about 12 minutes per pound; a ham over is quarter-hour per pound. You’re trying to take away a ham when it assessments 135 levels F. within the middle (however not touching the bone.)
With about an hour and a half left to go, uncover the ham, enhance the warmth, and begin making use of the glaze about each 10 minutes. With the primary glaze, pour about 1/4 of the glaze over the ham, and from then on, brush on closely. Attempt to get into the nooks and crannies. I wish to separate the layers a bit for max glazage. (That’s my new phrase, cross it on, lol!) For those who run out of glaze, brush some up from the underside of the pan.
If the glaze doesn’t appear totally caramelized and is wanting pale and you’ve got 20 or half-hour left, cease glazing and hold and eye on it till it’s. As soon as it’s browned and bubbly, begin glazing once more.
Chances are you’ll want to show your ham round within the oven a number of occasions so the glaze caramelizes evenly. If any portion of the ham is in peril of getting too darkish earlier than the remaining, place a little bit of aluminum foil over the darkish space. Simply sort of flippantly mildew it to the ham.
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Storing and Reheating:
Stretching your ham over a number of meals is a good way to stretch your finances Save the bone for soup and within the meantime, take a peek at the best way to break down a ham, retailer and all of the marvelous dishes for leftover ham I’ve right here on my website. I’ve gathered them collectively in a single put up I name “12 Days of Ham.”
I assumed a dozen methods to make use of ham had been so much on the time I wrote that put up, but it surely has grown and grown over time! A certain method to ensure you make the most effective use of the leftovers is to pick a dish or two you wish to make and purchase these elements on the identical time you purchase your ham.
What to Serve with Your Ham:
So usually at Easter (or any vacation), I really like making my Ruth’s Chris au Gratin Potatoes Copycat, however due to all the fantastic sauce right here, I hafta go along with mashed! When you have a giant crowd, why not make these Make-Forward Sluggish Cooker Mashed Potatoes? If you wish to liberate your stovetop, perhaps these Excellent Instantaneous Pot Mashed will do the trick.
For those who simply need the most effective ever traditional mashed? Finest Firm Mashed Potatoes are for you. And if you wish to truly decrease the carbs in a vacation meal (since you are in all probability getting lots from all the opposite goodies) you’re going to need my Parmesan Mashed Cauliflower.
Ruth’s Chris Potatoes au Gratin Copycat = see how creamy!
Make-Forward Sluggish Cooker or Oven Mashed Potatoes
Saving Cash on Drunken Pineapple Glazed Ham:
- Easter is THE season to purchase Ham. It can at all times be on sale round Thanksgiving and earlier than Christmas and New 12 months’s however you’d be hard-pressed to seek out higher pricing than the pre-Easter gross sales. Observe the adverts, & get multiple. Hams hold for weeks within the fridge and may be frozen. For those who’re on a finances and requested to host a bathe of some type, a buffet, or a get-together, having a sales-priced ham within the freezer is a good way to cut back expenditures.
- Alcohol is rarely actually “low cost” even a budget stuff! I join e-mail alerts from a number of outlets; after they have a giant sale (often wine within the fall and within the spring or hooch earlier than nearly any vacation and a giant one each spring) I’ll get alerts. For those who’re stocking up or shopping for one thing premium it actually pays to know what is an effective value.
Drunken Pineapple Glazed Ham with Oven Roasted Asparagus
I hope you’re all having a cheerful vacation weekend! It’s Easter, now, however this ham might be fabulous any time of the yr. I haven’t determined all my sides to go along with this ham but, though the mashed potatoes are staying! You want them for all that sauce! And naturally, I’m going to drive the pineapple house with a Hummingbird cake. Search for that quickly! Take care!
Mollie
Drunken Pineapple Glazed Ham
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Drunken Pineapple Glazed Ham
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook dinner Time: varies
- Whole Time: about 3 hours
- Yield: varies
- Class: Principal
- 1 ham, spiral sliced most popular. In intact, rating the highest in a diamond sample
- 1 can (20 ounces) pineapple tidbits in juice alongside with stated juice
- 1 cup of Captain Morgan’s Spiced Rum
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons soy saue
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar or white vinegar
Preheat oven to 275 levels F. Regulate oven rack to the decrease third place. Add ham;,; coated, and bake in line with directions. About an hour and a half earlier than ham is completed, start glazing course of. Flip oven as much as 325 levels.
Do certainly one of Both:
- Combine collectively the pineapple tidbits, rum, brown sugar, soy sauce, and vinegar, and pour over ham. Baste at common intervals, about each 10 minutes.
- Add pineapple to a blender and break down into very small items. Add to small saucepan together with rum, brown sugar, soy sauce, and vinegar. Convey to a boil and watching intently to keep away from a boilover, cut back by about 1/3. Pour half over ham and glaze with the rest each 10 minutes.
With both technique, barely separate the highest slices so the glaze has most floor space. Flip the pan within the oven if glaze is cooking erratically. Add a little bit of foil fashioned to an space if that space is in peril of burning earlier than the remainder of the glaze is properly caramelized. Take away ham to relaxation for 20 to half-hour after it reaches 135 levels F within the middle of the ham nearing however not touching the bone.
Notes:
Most hams instruct to cook dinner with the spiral facet down. We want the ham cooked on its least enticing facet and the cuts to the skin the place they’ll get glazed and change into somewhat chewy. These items are prized in our household for his or her deep taste.
If desired, the juices and glaze on the backside of the pan may be defatted earlier than serving and/or simmered to cut back, or simply served as is.
Key phrases: Alcohol, Brown Sugar, Captain Morgan, Ham, Pineapple, Pork, rice vinegar, Rum, Soy, Vinegar
