My dad made this ham for Christmas about 15 years ago and we loved it I havent made a different ham since and havent loved one as much
Prep Time
15 mins
Dificult
Medium
Servings
3 hrs 35 mins
Ingredients
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Remove skin and excess fat from ham
leaving a fat layer about 1/4-inch thick. Score ham in a diamond pattern with a sharp knife. Push cloves into the center of the scored diamond shapes. Place ham with cut side down into a roasting pan.
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Bake ham in the preheated oven until an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the meat
not touching bone
reads 125 degrees F (52 degrees C)
about 2 hours.
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Combine brown sugar
whiskey
and black pepper in a bowl until glaze is smooth.
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Raise oven temperature to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Baste ham with 1/3 the whiskey glaze. Return to oven and bake until internal temperature reaches 140 degrees F (60 degrees C)
basting ham with whiskey glaze every 10 minutes. Cover ham loosely with a tent of aluminum foil if ham browns too quickly.
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Let ham rest for 15 minutes before carving.
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