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    Orange Glazed Ham Recipe

    Last Modified: Jan 18, 2023 by Paleo Leaper · This post may contain affiliate links · 1 Comment

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    Honey-glazed ham can get a little too sticky-sweet once you’re not used to a lot of sugar all at once, so here’s a more savory variation to fill your table for Sunday dinner.

    It’s not overwhelmingly sugary, especially since baking the ham with sage first gives it an underlying woodsy fragrance, and the cloves give you just a touch of spice to balance the flavor.

    Orange Glazed Ham

    In fact, there’s barely any “sweetener” at all in the whole dish. Most of the sweetness comes from oranges; you can add a little honey if you like or just leave the slightly tarter citrus flavor to shine through.

    Or, if you’d rather, you can use tangerines in place of oranges; the flavor will be slightly sweeter without needing to use any additional honey.

    The only caveat with this recipe is that it’s not quick since the ham takes a few hours to cook. You don’t have to be hovering over the stove the whole time, but you’ll want to be around to baste it periodically.

    It’s probably better as a weekend project than an everyday dinner – but once you’re done, it’s a recipe that keeps on giving in the form of delicious leftovers.

    Try some in a recipe like breakfast burritos or fall vegetable salad or just roll up a couple of slices as a snack; even if you’re not a big fan of regular ham, you just might decide you like it this way.

    Orange Glazed Ham Recipe

    SERVES: 10 PREP: 15 min COOK: 4 h

    Ingredients

    • 8 to 10 lbs. ham, bone-in, skin on;
    • 8 to 10 fresh sage leaves, minced;
    • ¼ cup melted coconut oil;
    • 1 lb. carrots, peeled and chopped;
    • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper;

    Ingredients for the orange glaze

    • 2 oranges, seeded and sliced thinly;
    • 2 cups orange juice;
    • ½ cup honey; (optional)
    • 1 cup water;
    • ¼ tsp. ground cloves;
    • 2 cinnamon sticks;
    • 1 cup of hard ghee, cut into chunks;
    Orange Glazed Ham Recipe Preparation

    Preparation

    1. Preheat your oven to 300 F.
    2. Place the ham in a roasting pan, fatty side up.
    3. Score the skin of the ham with a sharp knife in a diamond pattern.
    4. Season the meat with sea salt and black pepper to taste.
    5. In a small bowl, combine the coconut oil and the minced sage.
    6. Rub the sage mixture all over the ham, making sure to get the mixture into all the slits.
    7. Place the ham in the oven and bake for 2 hours.
    8. Heat a saucepan over medium heat.
    9. Add all the ingredients for the orange glaze, season to taste, and cook for 30 to 40 minutes or until the liquid turns syrupy.
    10. Pour the glaze (including the fruit chunks) all over the ham and bake for another hour, basting the ham with the juices every 30 minutes.
    11. Scatter the carrots around the ham and coat them with the juice. Then cook the ham for another hour (for a 4-hour total cooking time), basting every 30 minutes again.

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    Orange Glazed Ham Recipe

    Orange Glazed Ham Recipe

    Add an irresistible flavor to your ham with this lightly spiced orange glaze.
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 4 hours hrs
    Total Time 4 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine American
    Servings 10 people
    Calories 1207 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 8 to 10 lbs. ham bone-in, skin on
    • 8 to 10 fresh sage leaves minced
    • ¼ cup melted coconut oil
    • 1 lb. carrots peeled and chopped
    • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

    Ingredients for the orange glaze

    • 2 oranges seeded and sliced thinly
    • 2 cups orange juice
    • ½ cup honey optional
    • 1 cup water
    • ¼ tsp. ground cloves
    • 2 cinnamon sticks
    • 1 cup of hard ghee cut into chunks

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat your oven to 300 F.
    • Place the ham in a roasting pan, fatty side up.
      8 to 10 lbs. ham
    • Score the skin of the ham with a sharp knife in a diamond pattern.
    • Season the meat with sea salt and black pepper to taste.
      Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
    • In a small bowl, combine the coconut oil and the minced sage.
      ¼ cup melted coconut oil, 8 to 10 fresh sage leaves
    • Rub the sage mixture all over the ham, making sure to get the mixture into all the slits.
    • Place the ham in the oven and bake for 2 hours.
    • Heat a saucepan over medium heat.
    • Add all the ingredients for the orange glaze, season to taste, and cook for 30 to 40 minutes or until the liquid turns syrupy.
      2 oranges, 2 cups orange juice, ½ cup honey, 1 cup water, ¼ tsp. ground cloves, 2 cinnamon sticks, 1 cup of hard ghee
    • Pour the glaze (including the fruit chunks) all over the ham and bake for another hour, basting the ham with the juices every 30 minutes.
    • Scatter the carrots around the ham and coat them with the juice. Then cook the ham for another hour (for a 4-hour total cooking time), basting every 30 minutes again.
      1 lb. carrots

    Nutrition

    Calories: 1207kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 80gFat: 84gSaturated Fat: 37gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 34gCholesterol: 271mgSodium: 4349mgPotassium: 1591mgFiber: 3gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 6622IUVitamin C: 100mgCalcium: 82mgIron: 4mg
    Keyword glazed ham, orange
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    1. Erica

      December 24, 2023 at 5:45 pm

      5 stars
      I've made this the last few christmas dinners! Its perfectly balanced. Even my significant other who dislikes ham asks for this. :)

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