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Susanq
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| | Posted on Monday, January 02, 2006 - 01:49 am EST : |   
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It was a simple New Year's Day meal - baked ham, scalloped potatoes, sauteed peas, carrots and onions. I have to tell you it was the most tender and juicy ham I've ever made! Thought I'd share the recipe I found:
Cola-Baked Ham With Cherry-Orange Glaze Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2003
Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Medium
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Inactive Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
Yield: 12 to 20 servings
1 (12 to 15-pound) fully cooked bone-in ham
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 (2-liter) bottle cola (my ham was less than 10 pounds so I only used 1 small plastic bottle)
3/4 cup cherry preserves or jelly
1/4 cup fresh orange juice
2 tablespoons orange flavored liqueur (recommended: Grand Marnier)
Biscuits or dinner rolls, accompaniment
Creole mustard, accompaniment
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Trim rind and excess fat from the ham, leaving a 1/4-inch thick layer of fat. With a sharp knife, score the fat in a diamond pattern. Place the ham in large roasting pan and sprinkle with the allspice. Pour the cola into the pan and bake uncovered 1 hour and 15 minutes, basting every 15 minutes with the pan juices.
Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, combine the cherry preserves, orange juice, and liqueur over medium heat and cook, stirring, until melted, 1 to 2 minutes.
Remove the ham from the oven and brush the top and sides with the cherry glaze. Return the ham to the oven and bake, brushing with pan juices and glaze every 15 minutes and tenting the ham with foil if browning too quickly, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of ham without touching the bone registers 140 degrees F, about 15 to 30 minutes.
Remove the ham from oven and let rest for 30 minutes to 1 hour before slicing. Serve warm or at room temperature, thinly sliced, with biscuits or dinner rolls and mustard to make sandwiches.
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The scalloped potatoes were delicious with just a touch of thyme and parmesan added to my traditional recipe.
SusanQ - Zone 4b-5b Wisconsin |
Sunnyday2day
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| | Posted on Monday, January 02, 2006 - 11:09 am EST : |
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Beautiful Susan. I could almost taste the scalloped potatoes too. I've tried some of the Parmesano Reggiano cheese that Giada uses (Food Network, Every Day Italian)...it is the BEST. It should be, it costs more than filet mignon per lb! They've been giving a similar cola ham recipe on "Listen to the Mrs" here on a local radio station. I'm saving yours to try with our next ham. Thanks!
Sunnyday2day
- Michigan,
Zone "5"
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Missgarden
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| | Posted on Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 02:58 am EST : |
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Your presentation is sooo pretty. I like ham but never attempted to make it...yet. I'll save this recipe.
Missgarden
- Ontario,
Zone "5b"
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Monique
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| | Posted on Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 11:32 am EST : |
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Susan I am not surprised the ham was so good..! My rib sauce,from DD's MIL.. is very similar.. w/ a cola bottle..not the same(Dr Pepper) and cherry jam..so you see along the same lines..I could just eat and eat the sauce:)
Your plate looks like comfort:)
Is your tree still up? everyone I know..that decorated.. all is put away..(Not me yet)
I made the Barefoot Contessas Potato Fennel au gratin.. very similar to scallopped potatoes..But they did not become my instant favorite ..w/ all the rich ingredients it could have been kicked up a notch:)
Bam.
Monique Quebec Zone 5 |
Blue_moon
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| | Posted on Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 02:14 pm EST : |
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omg i am deeply salivating, its scary so early in the morning... just call me pavlov's dog.
Blue_moon
- ca,
Zone "9"
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Greg
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| | Posted on Tuesday, January 03, 2006 - 05:36 pm EST : |
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Darn it, I keep coming back here and seeing this lovely plate! I can't do the gratin thing for another 20 pounds or so. Time for me to go away!
Greg
- ND,
Zone "4"
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Lulubelle
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| | Posted on Wednesday, January 04, 2006 - 11:07 am EST : |
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Yuuuummmmmmmmm! Susan, that looks fabulous! One of my new years resolutions is to take better care of myself...to start eating better, starting to cook for myself, and watching what I eat. However, all of this will start after I finish eating the 25 boxes of cookies, candies and chocolates that I got for Christmas. they have been my staples for the last week and a half.
Lulubelle
- Quebec,
Zone "5"
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Suzymac
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| | Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 12:56 am EST : |
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Gorgeous plate, Susan ! I'm going to have to start the diet soon, but first I need to finish up on my 'Christmas season wish foods' first ! Scalloped potatoes and ham look mighty wonderful to me. Real comfort food !
Suzy
Suzymac Massachusetts zone 6-A |
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