Torched Honey Baked Ham
Servings: 15
Ingredients
- 1 pre-cooked spiral sliced ham 8-10 pounds, bone-in
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup water + another ½ cup water
- 2 cups white granulated sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg (1 ½ tsp if fresh grated)
- 1 tsp ground cloves
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
Instructions
- Preheat grill to 275F (indirect heat). May alternatively use oven
- Unwrap ham, remove and discard all packaging
- Place ham in roasting pan face down, drizzle honey over entire exposed surface of ham, add ½ cup water to pan then cover and tent with aluminum foil
- Cook ham 10 minutes per pound
- Before removing ham from oven, mix sugar and all remaining spices together. Add sugar mixture and ½ cup of juices from the bottom of ham roasting pan to sugar mixure. Bring mixture to a boil for 1 minute then immediately spread on outer surface of ham. If mixture is too thick, add water by 1 TBSP increments. The mixture will thin as the sugar dissolves, but will get much thicker quickly after removing from the heat. Cautious it will be HOT. Spread with a spoon or knife, do not touch the sugar with your fingers
- Use the Bernzomatic ST2200T Detail Torch or torch of choice in a sweeping motion over the molten sugar until it bubbles into a nice sugar crust.
- Serve warm, room temperature or cold if desired