Smoky Glazed Ham with Red Pepper Jelly

Name: Smoky Glazed Ham with Red Pepper Jelly

Active Time: 1 HR 20 MIN
Total Time: 3 HRS 30 MIN
Yield: Serves 8 TO 10


Ingredients:

• 3 cups chicken stock or low-sodium broth
• 3 cups water
• 2 cups cola, preferably GuS Dry Cola
• 1 1/2 cups Pinot Noir or other dry red wine
• 1/2 cup turbinado sugar
• 1/2 cup buckwheat honey or other dark honey
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/2 sweet onion, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced fresh ginger (2 ounces)
• 1 carrot, thinly sliced
• 5 small dried red chiles
• 1 1/2 teaspoons coriander seeds, crushed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fennel seeds, crushed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons black peppercorns, crushed
• One 8-pound, bone-in smoked ham
• Red Pepper Jelly, for serving

You will also need:

• oven, saucepan, roasting pan, carving board

Preparation:

• In a large saucepan, bring the stock, water, cola, wine, sugar, honey, vinegar, onion, ginger, carrot and chiles to a boil. Simmer over moderately high heat for 20 minutes. Add the coriander and fennel seeds and peppercorns and simmer until reduced to 4 1/2 cups, 15 to 20 minutes longer. Strain the sauce through a fine sieve into a heatproof bowl.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 375°. Set the ham skin side up in a 12-by-15-inch roasting pan and pour half of the sauce on top. Roast the ham for 1 hour, basting with the sauce in the pan every 15 minutes.
• Pour the remaining sauce over the ham and roast for about 1 hour and 30 minutes longer, basting the ham every 15 minutes, until glazed and an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part registers 120°. Transfer the ham to a carving board and let rest for 15 minutes. Discard the skin from the ham before slicing. Serve the ham with the Red Pepper Jelly.

Cook's Notes:
The sauce can be refrigerated for up to 2 days. Rewarm slightly before using.


Wine Pairing:
Oregon Pinots tend to be spicy and berry-rich—great with this flavorful ham.