One of the most important parts of cooking a Christmas ham is getting the glaze right. Here I’ll share 5 delicious ham glaze recipes.
5 Christmas ham marinade recipes
If you’re looking for how to prepare and heat a Christmas ham then check out this post.
You’d be forgiven for thinking this is a tutorial on how to burn a Christmas ham but I assure you it’s not burnt.
Ok it is a little burnt but that’s just the fat not the actual succulent, sweet, warm meat.
Preparing the ham as been my job in my family for as long as I can remember.
Mum used to take the skin off for me because I thought it was ‘gross’ but now I’m a big girl I source it and prep it from start to finish.
I think I’ve almost mastered the technique.
I’ve written a post on my skill (because I’m a pro :-)) before but it’s a little bit easier to understand if someone shows you.
It shows how to prepare it but the glaze is the part you can add your own touch. I also don’t think it’s Christmas if there’s not a photo of someone posing with a ham.
For me it needs to be sweet and salty and delicious.
Honestly these days I just mix in random things until it smells delicious (based on the recipe at the bottom) but if you like to measure and know for sure you’ve got it right then these recipes are for you.
5 Ham glaze recipes
For all these recipes, you will just combine all the ingredients together. It really is that simple.
With all the recipes, I like to finish them with cloves in the ham which I show in my how to cook a Christmas ham post.
1 Super sweet
2 Maple, mustard and orange
3 Orange glazed ham
If you want to be a bit fancy with this recipe, you can add finely sliced orange rounds to the outside of the ham and secure with toothpicks.
Soak the toothpicks in water for 10 minutes before using so they don’t catch fire.
4 Ginger
5 Bourbon
Christmas ham
What about you?
Do you cook a ham at Christmas?
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Christmas ham marinade
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp soy
- 2 tsp dijon mustard
- 2 tsp apricot jam
Instructions
- Mix them up and paste onto the ham.
Your glasses look great Claire! And that opening photo is so cute with the ham :D
Thanks Lorraine!
You are adorable! And I’m so glad you got glasses otherwise you might have been telling us how to make a turkey ……………. and I’m tired of turkey but I LOVE ham. :)
You are very right Chris. The best part was that I could see where I’d scored it. Every other year I’ve made a mess of the diagonal pattern because I couldn’t see the lines!
Love your specs! Love your ham! I’m going to give it a go – only problem is the left-overs. Every year it’s them same ….weeks of ham fritters, ham sandwiches, ham and tomato omlettes, ham savoury muffins, ham and zuchini bakes …. until finally you groan, “Enough already!” But hey, I wouldn’t miss it for the world. Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a delicious leg of ham!
Oh yes the leftovers. I’ve had ham sandwiches all week. I’ve frozen a fair bit of it but hopefully will come up with a more creative way to use the rest!
I like the new glasses! I wear glasses when I go out but not at home. I have contact lenses but I rarely put them in – I still need glasses to read. Such is old age. :)
I love your ham. I usually make mine with a pineapple glaze but yours does sound pretty tasty.
Thanks Maureen! Pineapple sounds interesting. One year I may branch out but I like my combo.