Baked Ham A La Monte

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 10 -15 lbs inexpensive bone-in ham
• 1 1/2 cups orange marmalade
• 1 cup dijon mustard
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sherry wine
• 1 1/2 tablespoons whole cloves

Recipe

• 1 here's the trick- cut as much of the fat and tough outer skin off the ham as you possibly can and throw it out.
• 2 who needs more fat anyway?
• 3 put ham in a large roasting pan and score it checkerboard style all over, going about 1/2 inch deep with squares about an inch apart.
• 4 roast for 2 hours at 300 degrees.
• 5 meanwhile, put the marmalade, mustard, brown sugar and sherry in a pan and bring to a boil, stirring so it doesn't burn.
• 6 reduce heat, continuing to stir until it is somewhat thicker.
• 7 remove from heat.
• 8 after the ham has cooked for 2 hours, remove it from the oven and insert cloves at each intersection of the crosshatching.
• 9 brush the ham generously with the glaze.
• 10 increase oven temperature to 350 degrees and cook ham for another hour or so, basting with glaze at least 3 more times.
• 11 transfer to cutting board and let sit for 30 minutes before you carve.