It’s honestly a shame that so many people only enjoy a baked ham at Easter. It’s a delicious meal that is super easy to make at any time of the year. The most challenging part of cooking a ham is figuring out which ham to buy. Once it’s home, the actually cooking part is a breeze.
Course:
Entrées
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
Pork, Easter, Holiday Favorites
Servings: 14
Calories: 365kcal
Ingredients
1½cupsMadeira wineor Marsala, Port, Sherry, chicken stock or more juice
½cupbrown sugar
¼cupmaple syrup
¼cupfreshly squeezed orange juice
¼cupDijon mustard
1tablespoonorange zest
6 to 8poundbone-in ham
1orangesliced
whole cloves
Instructions
Pre-heat the oven to 350ºF.
Combine the Madeira, brown sugar, maple syrup, orange juice, Dijon mustard and orange zest in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and then immediately turn off the heat. (Pay attention. You don’t want this to boil over.)
Score the ham with crosshatch marks and place in a 9-inch x 13-inch roasting pan. Pour the glaze over the top and then nail orange slices to the ham, using whole cloves.
Transfer the ham to the oven and bake for about 1 to 1½ hours (or 10 – 12 minutes per pound), or until an instant-read thermometer reads just under 140ºF, basting with the liquid every once in a while.
Optionally, you can put the ham under the broiler at the end of cooking to get a little crustiness on top. Otherwise, remove the ham from the oven and set on the counter to rest. Serve sliced with the jus at the table.
Recipe Video
Nutrition Facts
Baked Ham with Madeira and Orange
Amount Per Serving
Calories 365Calories from Fat 135
% Daily Value*
Fat 15g23%
Saturated Fat 3g15%
Cholesterol 141mg47%
Sodium 2299mg96%
Potassium 619mg18%
Carbohydrates 14g5%
Sugar 12g13%
Protein 36g72%
Vitamin A 30IU1%
Vitamin C 53.1mg64%
Calcium 33mg3%
Iron 1.8mg10%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.