Ham it up with homemade glazes

Sometimes ordinary ham just won't do.

April 20, 2011 at 7:05PM
Glazes can be as simple as plain brown sugar.
Glazes can be as simple as plain brown sugar. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Need a glaze for your ham? The following combinations will get you started and make enough glaze for a ham up to 10 pounds. To make glazes, whisk the ingredients together and brush mixture on the ham in the last 30 minutes of cooking. Garnish with zest or slices of fruit that's in the glaze.

Apple-Honey: 1/2 cup honey and 2 tablespoons apple-juice concentrate.

Strawberry: 1/2 cup strawberry preserves, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1/8 teaspoon each cinnamon and ground cloves.

Orange-Bourbon: 1/2 cup orange marmalade and 2 tablespoons bourbon.

Curried Mango: 1/2 cup mango chutney, 2 tablespoons orange-juice concentrate and 1 teaspoon curry powder.

Peach-Mustard: 1 (10-ounce jar) peach preserves, 11/2 tablespoons Creole mustard, spicy mustard or Dijon, 2 tablespoons peach liqueur, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, dash cinnamon.

Pineapple-Rum: 1/2 cup pineapple jam and 2 tablespoons dark rum.

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