Baked ham with plum & pomegranate glaze

Baked ham with plum & pomegranate glaze
Serves: 
8
Preparation Time: 
15 mins
Cooking Time: 
1 hour
Ingredients: 
  • 1 x 2-3kg Tasman ham leg (boneless)
  • 1 cup pomegranate or black currant juice
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup plum jam
  • ½ tsp mixed spice
  • 1 cup pomegranate seeds
Method: 
  1. Preheat oven to 180°C.
  2. Remove ham from the packaging and remove the rind carefully. Score the surface into a diamond pattern.
  3. Place the ham into a deep baking dish and place in the preheated oven at 180°C for 20 minutes.
  4. In a medium saucepan place the juice, sugar, plum jam and mixed spice. Bring to the boil, stirring occasionally. Allow to simmer until liquid has reduced by half.
  5. Remove ham and pour over half the glaze. Return the ham to the oven and cook for a further 40 minutes basting with glaze frequently.
  6. Remove ham from oven and transfer to a serving dish.
  7. Decorate the ham with pomegranate seeds.
  8. Serve warm with vegetables or salad.
Note:
  •  Store leftover ham in a ham bag soaked in boiling water and 2 tablespoons of vinegar, then squeezed dry. This process needs to be repeated every 3 days to keep ham fresh.
Results may vary.