Baked Ham Recipe with Apples, Honey & Mustard

Baked Ham Recipe with Apples, Honey & Mustard

The ideal centre piece for your Christmas meal is a baked
ham. cooked to perfection while filled with apples and covered in honey-mustard
ham glaze.

Brief History of Ham

With evidence of the creation of cured ham among the
Etruscan culture dating back to the sixth and fifth centuries BC, the
preservation of pork leg as ham has a lengthy history.

Around 160 BC, Cato the Elder discussed “salting of
hams” in his book De agricultura.

There are allegations that the first individuals to mention
the manufacturing of cured gammon were the Chinese. Larousse Gastronomique
asserts a Gaul origin. It was undoubtedly well established by the time of the
Romans, as shown by the import trade from Gaul that Marcus Terentius Varro
described in his writings.

The word “ham” as we know it now comes from the
Old English word “ham,” which originally meant “crooked”
and denoted the hollow or bend of the knee. Around the 15th century, it became
to refer to the pork chop made from the pig’s hind leg.

Ham is a compound food or ingredient because of the preservation
process; it is formed of the original meat and any leftover preservatives, like
salt, yet it is still regarded as a food in and of itself.

For Your Holiday Table, a Fantastic Baked Ham Recipe

Nothing captures the spirit of the season like taking a hot,
dripping baked ham out of the oven and placing it on the dinner table.

Am I correct?

After all, cooking a gammon is a continuous process.

You can continue to enjoy this dish for a few days thereafter,
extending the Christmas season as much as you can.

Recipe for Spiral Baked Ham with Ham Glaze

Believe it or not, only 6 ingredients, including a smoked
spiral-cut gammon, are needed to make this lovely Christmas centrepiece, which
is actually stuffed with apples.

Pre-cooked smoked hams are easily found all year long at
your neighbourhood grocery store. Therefore, we are essentially altering it and
warming it completely.

Ingredients for Baked Ham with Apples and Honey Mustard
Glaze:

•  Spiral-cut gammon, which is fully cooked.
• Granny Smith apples,
•  whole-grain mustard,
•  Dijon mustard,
•  honey,
•   ground cardamom are all included.

Cooking A Ham Instructions…

Remove one oven rack and stow the other one at the bottom of
the oven to make room for the standing gammon. Set the oven to 350 degrees
Fahrenheit. The spiral ham should be placed on a big baking sheet with a rim
made of foil.

The apples should be peeled and cored before being cut into
rounds that are as thin as paper.

Put the apple slices between the ham slices, spacing them
out all the way around the ham while occasionally skipping a row. Turn the ham
flat-side-down once it is too stuffed with apples to maintain its shape.

In a small bowl, combine the mustards, honey, and cardamom.
Using a brush, go over the ham’s whole surface. One hour of baking.

The ham should be baked for another hour, until the outside
is crispy, brushing the ham with the pan juices. Before serving the gammon
heated, brush it again with the pan juices.

Put Apples In It

Ham that has been chopped into spiral-shaped layers begs to
have something placed inside. Therefore, I sandwiched thinly sliced apples
between them today.

The apples soften and release their juices as the gammon
bakes. making a gammon that is already juicy and sweet even more so.

There is no need to bake the gammon with tinfoil on top
because it is packed with apples. The ham is kept wet entirely by the apples!

Glaze for Honey Mustard Ham

Then I quickly applied a honey-mustard glaze on top. You
won’t be able to resist grabbing hold of the crispy pork-fat crust that the
honey mustard glaze creates as it seeps down between the layers of the gammon,
seasoning it and adding flavour.

Although I like whole-grain mustard’s flavour and texture,
yellow mustard should also work if you can’t locate whole-grain.

Excellent for Newcomers

If you’ve never baked a gammon before, start with this
simple recipe. If you’ve already made it, this may be the last gammon recipe
you ever make. It’s…

Smells like pure porky bliss, is foolproof, impressive to
look at, and tastes like your new “last meal on death row.”

Questions and Answers

WITH THIS MAIN DISH, WHAT SHOULD I SERVE?

This holiday season, picture a sizable, gleaming Baked Ham
with Apples and Honey Mustard as your table centrepiece.

Between the slices are delicious baked apples and succulent
pork with crisp edges. What else is there to ask for?

Then serve bourbon derby pie, luscious handmade buns, slow
cooker stuffing, sweet potato casserole and the finest mashed potatoes you’ve
ever had around the turkey. Alternatively, serve it in the spring with homemade
mac and cheese, a lemon tart, my mom’s ideal potato salad, smoked salmon
deviled eggs and savoury cheese spinach pie!

To put it mildly, this holiday will be tasty.

CAN I MAKE THE HAM A DAY AHEAD?

Absolutely! To prevent the apples from browning, make sure
to either glaze them with the glaze or drizzle them with lemon juice. Then
chill until you’re ready to bake.

LEFTOVERS: HOW LONG DO THEY LAST?

For three to five days, you can keep the leftover gammon in
the refrigerator in an airtight container.

Baked Ham Recipe with Apples, Honey & Mustard

The centrepiece of your holiday meal should be this baked
ham. cooked to perfection, packed with apples and drizzled with honey-mustard
ham glaze!

Ingredients:

•  3 Granny Smith apples,
•  2 tablespoons dijon
  mustard,
•  1/4 cup whole-grain mustard,
•  8 to 10 pounds spiral-cut smoked ham,
•  1/2
  teaspoon ground cardamom (or cinnamon),
•  1/4 cup honey.

Instructions.

1. Remove one oven rack and stow the other one at the bottom
of the oven to make room for the standing gammon. Set the oven to 350 degrees
Fahrenheit. The spiral ham should be placed on a big baking sheet with a rim
made of foil.

2. Cut the apples into paper-thin circles after peeling and
coring them.

3. Sandwich the apple slices between the rows of ham slices,
spacing them evenly all the way around the ham. Turn the ham flat-side-down
once it is too stuffed with apples to maintain its shape.

4. In a small bowl, combine the mustards, honey, and
cardamom. Using a brush, go over the ham’s whole surface. One hour of baking.

5. After baking the gammon for a further hour, until the
outside is crispy, brush the pan juices over the meat. Before serving the
gammon heated, brush it again with the pan juices.

 Note:

 Never overdose your meal.