Baked ham with spiced marmalade glaze

Baked ham with spiced marmalade glaze

Whether you're baking ham for breakfast or for Boxing Day, try this one with the very special marmalade glaze for something really special

Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 10

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

40 minutes plus 4 hours 20 minutes in the oven

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Put the oranges, 5 cloves, the peppercorns and onions in the bottom of a large roasting tin. Pour in water to come up to about 4cm. Sit the ham on a trivet in the tray then cover the whole thing tightly with a double layer of foil. Bake in the oven for 4 hours. Remove and turn the oven up to 220C/fan 180C/gas 7.
  2. To make the marmalade glaze, put all the ingredients in a pan and heat gently. Add a splash of water if the glaze is too thick. Bring to a simmer then cool slightly.
  3. Carefully remove the skin from the ham, leaving a decent layer of fat. Score the fat and stud all over with cloves. Brush the ham all over with the glaze then put back in the oven for 15-20 minutes or until golden (brush on more glaze halfway through cooking if you like). Let the ham sit for 20 minutes before carving.
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Cook like a pro

Use a small sharp knife to score the ham and don't cut all the way down to the meat. Score lines one way across the fat at 2cm intervals then repeat the other way for a perfect criss-cross pattern.

Per serving

617 kcalories, protein 66.4g, carbohydrate 9.5g, fat 35.1 g, saturated fat 13.3g, fibre 0.0g, salt 8.64 g

Recipe from olive magazine, December 2007.

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  • Binder photo Carla

    03 January 2008

    Carla rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this ham on Xmas day, but I missed out step one and boiled the ham instead. I made the glaze and roasted the ham as instructed and it was absolutely beautiful. Very easy to make - I would definately try this again, but will try step one aswell next time. (I had boiled my ham before I "remembered" I was doing this recipe LOL)

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  • Binder photo Penna

    31 August 2009

    Penna commented on this recipe

    "Sit the ham on a trivet in the tray then cover the whole thing tightly with a double layer of foil. Bake in the oven for 4 hours. Remove and turn the oven up to 220C/fan 180C/gas 7" How long for?

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  • Binder photo kathleenanderson

    15 November 2009

    kathleenanderson commented on this recipe

    Until the oven has heated up to 220C?

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  • Binder photo Coffeebean

    07 December 2010

    Coffeebean rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I have cooked this a couple of times now, but used a standard joint of ham or gammon not one on the bone. it comes out so moist and tender and the flavours are amazingly different. Everyone really loved it, and asked for it again. the spices really show in the meat. A real show off moment for the chef!

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  • Binder photo Coffeebean

    07 December 2010

    Coffeebean commented on this recipe

    in answer you glaze the ham and put it back in for 15 - 20 mins at 220. I took it out before putting the temp up and did the glaze. turned out perfectly....

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  • Binder photo BeckyD

    26 December 2010

    BeckyD rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Just finished eating this and it was delicious! The spices smell and taste fantastic, will definitely be cooking this again.

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  • Binder photo Belinda

    28 December 2010

    Belinda commented on this recipe

    I have an cooked ham thatI've been given, I want to reheat & glaze but have never done it before, any suggestions on adapting this recipe?

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  • Binder photo no more sandwiches

    09 August 2011

    no more sandwiches rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was a winner. Loved the marmalade. However, through fault of my own (I suspect) it did destroy my roasting tin as I just could not clean the burnt sugar off the bottom! Worth it though. And the tin was ancient, it was a noble end.

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  • Binder photo Karen

    27 March 2012

    Karen rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Afraid most of the glaze ended up in the bottom of the roasting tin. Luckily had paid attention to other comment and had foil in the bottom which saved the pan from being ruined.

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Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 10

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

40 minutes plus 4 hours 20 minutes in the oven

Ingredients

  • 2 oranges , thickly sliced
  • 20-30 cloves
  • 1 tbsp black peppercorns
  • 2 onion , thickly sliced
  • 1 unsmoked whole raw ham on the bone, about 5kg

SPICED MARMALADE GLAZE

  • ½ jar marmalade (Tiptree Tawny Orange gives a good dark colour)
  • 2 star anise
  • 4 tbsp dark muscovado sugar
  • 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 tsp allspice
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Per serving

617 kcalories, protein 66.4g, carbohydrate 9.5g, fat 35.1 g, saturated fat 13.3g, fibre 0.0g, salt 8.64 g

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