Ham With Bourbon, Maple Syrup And Pecan Glaze

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 cup apple juice (preferably fresh unfiltered)
• 1/4 cup bourbon
• 1 cup dark brown sugar (packed)
• 1 cup pecans, toasted, cooled, finely ground
• 1/4 cup light maple syrup
• 3 tablespoons dry mustard
• 16 lbs whole ham

Recipe

• 1 boil juice and bourbon in small saucepan until reduced to scant 1/3 cup, about 6 minutes.
• 2 combine sugar, pecans, molasses, and mustard in bowl.
• 3 add bourbon mixture; stir to form thick paste. (can be made 2 days ahead.)
• 4 cover; chill.
• 5 bring to room temperature before using.
• 6 position rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 325°f
• 7 line large roasting pan with heavy-duty foil, leaving overhang on all sides.
• 8 trim off skin and all but 1/4 inch fat from ham.
• 9 place ham, fat side up, in prepared pan.
• 10 roast ham until thermometer inserted into thickest part registers 130°f to 135°f, about 10 minutes per pound or 2 hours 40 minutes for 16-pound ham.
• 11 remove ham from oven; increase oven temperature to 425°f
• 12 lightly score fat on ham in diamond pattern.
• 13 rub glaze thickly over top and sides of ham.
• 14 return ham to oven and roast until glaze is deep brown and bubbling, about 25 minutes.
• 15 let ham stand at least 20 minutes and up to 45 minutes.
• 16 serve with chutney and spoon bread.