Tropical Glazed Ham

By chelyc13

Ingredients

• 1 16lb full cook ham with rind
• 2 cups mango nectar
• 4 teas minced fresh ginger
• 1 tblsp grated lime peel
• 1/2 teas fresh lime juice
• 1/4 cup whole cloves
• 1/4 cup apricot preserves
• 1 tblsp grated lemon peel
• 2 teas ground coriander

Preparation

Step 1

Position rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 350. Using sharp knife, cut parallel lines 1 inch apart in fat layer and rind on ham. Cut more lines in crosswise direction, making diamond pattern. Stick 1 whole clove into center of each diamond. Place rack in roasting pan. Place ham on rack. Rost ham 2 hours. Reduce oven temp. to 300. Continute to roast ham until golden,a bout 1hour.

Meanwhile, combine mango nectar, apricot preserves, ginger, lemon peel, lime peel, coriander, and lime juice in heavy medium saucepan. Bring to simmer over medium heat. Cook until glaze thickens and coats spoon, stirring often, about 14 minutes; set glaze aside.

Remvoe ham from oven. Maintain oven temp. using pastry brush, dab all of glaze over ham, being careful not to dislodge crisp diamonds of fat and rind. Return ham to oven. Roast until ham is heated through and glaze is brown, about 35 minutes. Transfer ham to platter; let stand 15 minutes.