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Jerk Christmas Ham in a red baking dish

Holiday Jerk Ham with Pineapple Mango Rum Glaze

A delicious ham for the holiday season. Try something new with this delicious glaze on a beautiful jerk ham.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 12
Course: Festive & Holiday Recipes
Cuisine: Jamaican

Ingredients
  

  • 9-10 lb smoked ham
  • 1 tablespoon ground allspice
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • 1 inch fresh ginger peeled, roughly chopped
  • 4 scallions
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 8-10 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce or tamari
  • 1 scotch bonnet pepper stem and seeds removed
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup rum
For the Glaze
  • 2 cups orange juice
  • 14 oz canned pineapple tidbits
  • 1 1/2 cups mango pieces
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1 teaspoon grated ginger
  • 1/4 cup rum
  • 1 orange zested

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350 °F (175 °C).
    Glaze ingredients laid out on the counter ready to be mixed
  2. Remove the ham’s fatty skin; score in a diamond pattern.
    Raw ham in a dish ready to be cut
  3. Combine marinade ingredients in a food processor until coarse.
    Glaze ingredients mixed in food processor
  4. Massage the marinade into the ham and let rest 30 minutes to overnight.
    Ham in red baking dish with marinade poured over and rubbed in
  5. Tent with foil and roast ~10 minutes per pound.
    Ham in baking dish with a tinfoil tent over the top
  6. Prepare glaze by simmering all glaze ingredients (except zest) for 40–45 minutes. Mash lightly and stir in orange zest.
    glaze ingredients in pot
  7. After ~30 minutes of baking, baste ham every 10–15 minutes with pan juices.
    Basting ham in baking dish
  8. At ~1 hr 15 min, increase oven to 400 °F (200 °C), remove foil, bake 15 minutes.
    ham in pan withh foil removed
  9. Broil at ~500 °F and spoon glaze onto ham in three layers (3–4 minutes each). Watch closely to avoid burning.
    Ham broiled in baking dish resting on top of stove
  10. Rest the ham 15 minutes before slicing; serve with glaze on the side.
    Jerk Christmas Ham in a red baking dish

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