Cherries add color as well
as flavor to an ordinary ham dinner.
Ham
with Cherry Glaze
- 1 (21-ounce) can cherry
pie filling
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 (5 to 6-pound) fully cooked bone-in ham*
1/3 cup water
- Preheat oven to 325°F
(160°C).
- For Glaze: In a small
saucepan, combine ginger and cherry pie filling. Heat slowly,
stirring until thoroughly combined. Set aside.
- Bake ham according to
package directions or place ham on a rack
in a shallow roasting pan. Insert a meat thermometer into the
thickest portion of the meat and cook approximately 15 to 24
minutes per pound or until thermometer registers 140°F (60°C).
- Brush a third of the glaze
on the ham 30 minutes before the end of the baking time. Spoon
on the remaining glaze every 10 minutes.
- Let stand 15 minutes before
carving.
Makes 10 servings.
*Note: Directions are for
a bone-in, fully cooked ham. Also called “ready-to-eat’”
or “heat-and-serve” ham. A “cook-before-eating”
ham must be cooked to an internal temperature of 160°F (70°C),
approximately 18 to 20 minutes per pound.
