This wonderful recipe and photo are from Bon Appetit Magazine, April 2002. This
is a great dish if you want something that's not too much work, but looks like
you slaved in the kitchen for hours. This is also the best ham glaze! It is an
amazing and easy dish to prepare.
Check out
Ham 101
to learn all about cooking hams and more great
Pork Recipes.
This ham recipe would also be great for other
holiday meals, such as Easter, Thanksgiving and/or Christmas dinner.
Don't forget to check out my
Honey-Glazed Ham Easter dinner menu
which includes this wonderful
Balsamic & Dijon Glazed Ham with Roasted Pearl Onions.
Balsamic & Dijon Glazed Ham
with Roasted Pearl Onions
Recipe Type:
Pork,
Ham 101,
Balsamic Vinegar,
Dijon Mustard
Yields:
12 servings
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 hr
Ingredients:
2 pounds pearl
onions
1 cup firmly-packed dark brown sugar
5 tablespoons good-quality aged
balsamic
vinegar
3 tablespoons Dijon-style mustard
1/4 cup butter, diced
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly-ground black
pepper
1/2 cup water
1 (8- to 10-pound) half
ham shank, fully cooked, fat trimmed to
1/2-inch thickness*
* A spiral ham may
be substituted, but cooking times will be shorter. Also no need
to cut slits.
Preparation:
Cook onions in large pot of boiling salted water 2 minutes;
remove from heat and drain. Trim root ends, leaving base intact. Peel;
set aside. (Onions may be made 1
day ahead. Covered and refrigerate.)
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line a large
stainless-steel
Roasting Pan with
aluminum foil.
In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, balsamic vinegar, and
Dijon mustard to make the balsamic glaze.
Place prepared onions in a 11x7x2-inch
glass baking dish. Add 2/3 cup of the prepared balsamic glaze, butter, salt, pepper, and
water; toss to coat. Cover with aluminum foil.
Making 1/2-inch-deep slits, score ham with diamond pattern.
Place ham in prepared roasting pan and bake 45 minutes. Place
the baking dish with the onions in the oven. Roast ham and onions 25 minutes. Uncover onions,
and continue roasting onions and ham an additional 50 minutes.
Baste ham with some of balsamic glaze. Continue to roast ham and onions
until deep brown and glazed, brushing ham with balsamicglaze every 10
minutes, about 30 minutes longer. Remove from oven and transfer
ham to large platter.
Transfer onion mixture to bowl. Serve ham, passing onion
mixture separately.
Makes 12 servings.
