Recipe For Orange Cardamom Glaze Ham

I rarely glaze hams, opting instead to simply cook them plain. This was a fun variation from the norm. In fact, it was downright delicious and will probably make a repeat appearance on our table next month, along with those amazing scalloped potatoes.

1. Info for Orange Cardamom Glaze Ham

• Cook Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Servings: 8
• Calories: 453kcal

2. Ingredients for Orange Cardamom Glaze Ham

• juice of 3 large oranges
• 1 tsp freshly ground cardamom
• 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
• ⅛ tsp ground white pepper
• 1 fully cooked ham (shank, spiral, whatever you have)

3. Directions:

1. Combine all of the ingredients, except the ham, in a saucepan.
2. Stir and heat until mixture boils.
3. Reduce heat and simmer until it reduces by half.
4. Place ham in roasting pan.
5. Spoon ⅓ of mixture over ham.
6. Bake in oven according to ham package directions.
7. After 40 minutes, spoon ½ of remaining glaze over ham.
8. After another 20 minutes spoon remaining glaze on ham and finish up remaining cook time.