How To Cook A Bone-In Spiral Cut Smoked Ham
EVERYTHING you need to know to make a flavorful and juicy bone-in spiral cut smoked ham. From reheating to cutting and serving, plus a video for 3 ham glazes!
Servings 1 spiral ham
Equipment
- Large Baking Pan
Ingredients
- 7-10 lb Bone-In Spiral Sliced Smoked Ham
- optional favorite glaze recipe -or included glaze packet
Instructions
Size of your ham
- Take note of the weight of your ham. This will determine the cooking time.
- Plan on about 12 minutes per pound. Example:My ham is 7.92 lbs.7.92 x 12 minutes = 95.04So I will cook this ham for 95 minutes. If using a glaze this does not include the ending time where we will caramelize the glaze.
Prep
- Preheat oven to 300℉
- Remove the ham from any packaging. Retain any juices from the packaging and pour into the roasting pan along with ½ cup of water or juice.
- Remember to remove the plastic cap on the bone, you will find this on the cut side of the ham.
- Place ham cut side down in the roasting pan. If using a glaze, brush approximately ⅓ of the glaze on the ham.
- Pour a ½ cup water or juice in the bottom of the baking pan.
- Cover the ham baking dish very tightly with foil. This will help your ham steam and stay moist.
Baking
- NOTE: the smoked ham is already fully cooked so you are just reheating it. I recommend only cooking the ham to around 110℉ internal temperature, this ensures your ham doesn't dry out!!
- Roast the ham until the internal temperature reaches 100 degrees. This will take about 12 minutes per pound. (see how to calculate cooking time above)
- Remove the ham from the oven. Increase the oven temperature to 400 degrees.
- Brush the ham with half of the remaining glaze and return to the oven, uncovered this time, to caramelize or candy the glaze for another 20-25 minutes.
- Remove ham from the oven and loosely cover with foil. Let rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.
Slicing & Serving
- Set the cooked spiral cut ham on it's side so that the bone is visible.Using two large forks can help you move the ham from the baking pan to a cutting board!
- Run a long, sharp knife around the bone. This will loosen all the slices. You can now pull the slices off of the ham, actually they may fall off as you cut.
- The ham slices will have natural seams or fat lines, so don't be alarmed if the slices fall into 2 or 3 pieces each. That actually makes them a more manageable size for serving. TIP-the really dark pieces on the bottom of the ham are the most tender and juicy.
- You can leave the slices on the cutting board for people to serve themselves, or plate the slices on a serving platter and take to the table.
- Serve additional glaze on the side.
Storing
- Leftover ham will keep in the fridge, in an airtight container for up to 5 days. You can reheat to eat, make a recipe with the leftover ham, or just snack on it cold right out of the fridge.
- You can also freeze leftover ham for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight to use.
- Don't throw away the ham bone. It is full of flavor and can be used to make some great recipes. You can also freeze the ham bone for up to 3 months.
Video
Notes
GLAZE RECIPE:
Brown Sugar Mustard Ham Glaze
Orange Marmalade Ham Glaze
Mango Chutney Ham Glaze
Bourbon Maple Ham Glaze
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