Apricot Glazed Ham Recipe
Recipe Ingredients
7 lb half of smoked bone-in butt or shan, k ham, to 9-lb.
25 whole cloves
1 can 12-oz. apricot nectar
1/2 cup all fruit apricot preserves
Recipe Preparation
Place oven rack in lower third of oven. Heat oven to 325~. Remove
rind from ham if still attached. Score top or fatty side of ham in 1"
diamond pattern. Using wooden pick, pierce hole in center of each
diamond; insert clove. Place in shallow roasting pan; pour nectar
over. Cover with foil. Bake in lower third of 325~ oven 1.1/4 hours,
basting every 20 minutes. Increase oven temperature to 400~. Remove
foil. Bake, basting occasionally, another 30 minutes or until
internal temperature registers 140~ on instant-read thermometer.
Remove ham to platter; let stand 20 minutes before slicing.
Meanwhile, in small saucepan, bring preserves to boiling; cook 2
mins. Spread over top of ham. Slice. Serve or cool slightly,
refrigerate and serve chilled.
Per serving - 174 cal, 7 g fat (3 ga sat), 20 g pro, 6 g carbo, 45 mg
sod,
64 mg chol
Source: Family Circle (8/5/97)
Servings: 20
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