Cranberry Ham
By Pork New Zealand - www.pork.co.nz
Perfect for a mid Xmas treat. As featured in the Nov/Dec 2009 issue of "In My Kitchen" magazine. Incredibly easy using a hooded BBQ.
Preparation: 10 mins
Cooking: 105 mins
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Ingredients
100% New Zealand cooked ham
2 tablespoons whole cloves
2 tablespoons dried cranberries
1 cup cranberry sauce (or plum)
2 tablespoons prepared mustard
Method
1.Carefully run your fingers under the skin of the 100% New Zealand cooked ham and remove outside layer.
2.Place on a rack in a deep oven tray.
3.Using a sharpe knife cut the ham fat layer into a diamond pattern and pierce with a whole clove in each corner.
4.Adhere cranberries to centre of diamonds using a toothpick.
5.Mix together the sauce and mustard and pour/brush over the ham.
6.Preheat BBQ to 200°C. Place ham in centre of preheated hooded BBQ and pour 2 cups of hot water into the oven tray. Allow BBQ to return to temperature.
7.Turn off the inside burners and cook for 1 hour 45 minutes.
To serve
1.Serve with fancy breads, mustard butter and a green and cranberry salad.
2.For mustard butter simply soften the butter and stir in some mustard.
3.Add a handful of dried cranberries to the tossed salad.