chipotle pineapple ham

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 (7 ounce) can chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
• 2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice, undrained
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 fluid ounces
• 1 (10 pound) smoked ham
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1/4 cup cold water

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ready Time: 4 hrs 45 mins


• place chipotle peppers, brown sugar, pineapple, nutmeg, ginger, and in a blender and blend until smooth.
• use a sharp knife to make diagonal cuts in the ham about 1 inch apart and 1/2 inch deep in a diamond pattern. place smoked ham in a large bowl; pour the chipotle marinade over the ham and refrigerate ham in marinade for 3 to 6 hours, turning ham occasionally in the marinade to flavor all sides.
• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• remove ham from marinade, reserving the marinade; place ham into a roasting pan.
• roast in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
• bring the marinade to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat. whisk cornstarch and water together in a small bowl until smooth; whisk the mixture into the hot marinade. reduce heat to low and simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes.
• after ham has baked for 30 minutes, spoon the hot marinade over the ham.
• return ham to oven and continue baking until glaze is baked the ham and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the ham, not touching bone, reads at least 145 degrees f (65 degrees c), about 1 1/2 more hours. baste ham with the glaze every 30 minutes.