Baked Ham

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Baked Ham

12 pound fully cooked bone-in ham
1 medium Onion, sliced
2 Bay leaves
1/4 cup Packed brown sugar
4 Sprigs fresh parsley
6 Whole cloves, ground
Pepper to taste
2-1/2 cups Beer
Whole cloves for decoration

1/2 cup Packed brown sugar
1/4 cup Honey

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

Place ham fat-side up in a shallow pan. Place onion and bay leaves on top and sprinkle with brown sugar, parsley, ground cloves, and pepper. Insert meat thermometer in thickest part of meat away from the bone. Pour beer around ham. Cover pan tightly with foil. Bake at 350 degrees, basting ever 30 minutes with beer in pan, until thermometer registers 130 degrees, about 3 hours.

Pour off drippings from pan, reserving 2 Tbsp. Mix the reserved drippings with the brown sugar and honey to make a glaze. Remove bay leaves. With a sharp knife, remove any skin from ham and score by making diagonal cuts in the fat 1/4-inch deep and 1-1/4 inches apart to form a diamond pattern. Stud the center of each diamond with a clove. Brush the surface of the ham with half the glaze. Return the ham to a 400 degree oven and bake 30 minutes longer, basting every 10 minutes with the remainder of the glaze.

   

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