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What goes into the perfect ham glaze??

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  • 10-12-2012 11:24pm
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    hawkelady
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    Hi folks, as the title suggests I'm looking for ideas for my ham glaze,, what's the ingredients you use... Any special tips greatly appreciated.
    Thanks ,,


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    looksee
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    I never measured the ingredients but more or less:

    A couple of tablespoons of brown sugar
    Tablespoon of honey
    2 good teaspoons grain mustard
    about a desertspoon of cider vinegar
    splash of apple juice (I ran out of spoons :p)
    little soy sauce

    mix all together pour/brush over cooked, skinned ham bake until nicely coloured.


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    annamcmahon
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    Marmalade or a really good chutney


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    superblu
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    Have a look at this link
    http://m.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2012/dec/05/how-cook-perfect-christmas-ham


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    SamHealy
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    superblu wrote: »
    Have a look at this link
    http://m.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2012/dec/05/how-cook-perfect-christmas-ham

    That's a great link, thanks.


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    the beer revolu
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    superblu wrote: »
    Have a look at this link
    http://m.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2012/dec/05/how-cook-perfect-christmas-ham

    Yup, reading that will tell you everything you could need to know about glazing ham. Saves me writing an essay!


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    Chronic Button
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    I like to smother the ham in mustard, then pack on brown sugar. Nom.

    Or, beat honey, mustard and wholegrain mustard together and paint it on. Also very good, but does slide off the meat somewhat.


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    SillyMangoX
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    Brown sugar, honey, boil in water then in dry cider, then cover with orange slices stuck on with cloves.


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    jos28
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    I go for a simple mix of honey and mustard in equal quantities along with studding the ham with cloves. Very tasty.
    When doing a ham for Christmas I keep all the juices that have gathered in the tray and I use it for roasting cocktail sausages in. They are yummy as they are automatically flavoured with honey/mustard/cloves.


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    Seaneh
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    I like do take a good cloudy cider, like Double LL Irish Cider, take a whole bottle of it and reduce it down to about 1/5th it's original volume, then add a few tables spoons of Muscovado Sugar, a few teaspoons of a good whole grain mustard and mix it all up into a lovely sticky syrup.

    I cook my ham like most people, boil and then bake, but while baking I like it cover it and put about half a bottle of cider in the bottom on the pan, then take the foil off for the last halfish hour, crank up the heat a little, studd the fat with cloves, paint on your glaze and let it get nice and toasty ontop.


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