Orange Glazed Ham Recipe

5 from 2 votes

Add an irresistible flavor to your ham with this lightly spiced orange glaze.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword glazed ham, orange

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 4

Total Time 4 15

Servings people

Calories 1207kcal

Cost 20

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