How to Cook a Ham
Everything you need to know about how to cook a ham for your holiday dinner. Start with a spiralized ham and make a homemade honey ham glaze for a deliciously flavorful tender & juicy ham.
Servings: 30
Ingredients
- 10 pound fully cooked spiral sliced ham (weight is approximate)
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1 cup ginger ale
Ham Glaze
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Remove the ham from the refrigerator 1 hour before cooking.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Place the ham sliced side up in a roasting pan.
- Pour the orange juice and ginger ale overtop the ham.
- Cover the pan tightly with foil and bake for 20 minutes.
- In a small bowl, combine the syrup, honey, sugar, mustard and pepper. Mix well.
- Baste the ham with juices and brush with ham glaze. Bake again for 20 minutes.
- (Be sure to leave about 1/2 cup of ham glaze for basting again right before serving.)
- Continue baking them ham, basting with the honey glaze every 15 minutes until the internal temperature of the ham reaches 140 degrees Fahrenheit. This will take about 10-15 minutes per pound of fully cooked ham. Plan for about 90-120 minutes of cooking for a ham.
- Remove the ham from the oven and allow it to rest covered for 10-15 minutes.
- Baste with the remaining ham glaze right before serving.