Christmas · PORK
28 November 2023
Hot Chilli Honey & Chipotle Glazed Ham
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Mix it up this Christmas adding a little spice to your ham! A fun way to theme up your Christmas lunch with my Hot Chilli Honey & Chipotle Glazed Ham. Pair this with my Sweet Corn w/ Hot Honey Butter, Feta & Coriander and other choice sides! Serves the whole family as part of a shared meal (with leftovers!)
Ingredients
- 1 whole leg ham, on the bone (about 9kg)
- ½ cup Capilano hot chilli Honey
- 2 tbs chipotle in adobo sauce
- 2 tbs apple cider vinegar
- ½ tbs ground cumin
- ½ tbs ground paprika
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Method
- Preheat the oven to 170°C fan-forced, to fit the ham you will have to remove all the oven racks from the oven, placing one rack on the bottom shelf of the oven.
- Remove the ham from its packaging and place it on a rack in a roasting pan lined with foil or baking paper. Use a sharp knife to cut around the shank of the ham, about 10–15cm from the end. Run a knife under the rind around edge of ham.
- Using your fingers between the rind and the fat, gently lift the rind off in 1 piece. Score the surface of the ham in a diamond pattern, making shallow cuts with a sharp knife. You only want to score the fat layer and not into the meat.
- Make the hot honey glaze. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the hot honey, adobo sauce, apple cider vinegar, ground cumin, paprika, cinnamon, salt, and black pepper. If needed adjust the quantities to taste, depending on your preferred level of heat and sweetness.
- Glaze the Ham. Brush ⅓ of the glaze over the entire surface of the ham.
- Make sure to get the glaze into the scored cuts. Bake, brushing with glaze every 30 minutes, for 1 hour 30 minutes.
- Allow the ham to rest slightly (15–20 minutes) before carving. Slice the ham and serve with any remaining glaze on the side for extra drizzling. Serve alongside Street Corn Hot Honey Feta Coriander.
Notes
Chipotle in Adobo sauce can be found in larger supermarket chain stores and speciality grocers. As an alternative you can use your favourite chipotle hot sauce.
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