How to Make Great Ham Glazes

Ham is usually the traditional centerpiece for Easter meals. With these great and different ham glazes, you can have ham for ANY occasion and not get tired of the "same ole".

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

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   Hot Pineapple! Combine 1/4 tsp. of chili powder with 1/2 cup of pineapple preserves or canned pineapple chopped up in a processor.

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   Zippidy Do Da Apricot Glaze: Combine 1/2 cup of apricot jam/preserves with 1 1/2 tsp. of hoisin sauce.

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   Spicy Orange Glaze: Mix your family's favorite spicy mustard, 2 tbs., with 1/2 cup of orange marmalade. If you don't have any spicy mustard you can use honey or regular mustard and add in some red pepper to taste. Start small, a pinch at a time, till you achieve your desired flavor.

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   Sweet and Tangy Glaze: Take 1/2 cup of jalepeno pepper jelly and stir in 1 to 1 1/2 tbs. of pomegrante juice. You need to stir until it is glaze consistency.

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   Snappy Dijon Glaze: Mix together 1 tbs. of apple cider vinegar, your 3 tbs. of your favorite dijon mustard, and 1/3 cup of light corn syrup. Make sure you mix well.

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   Sweet Citrus Glaze: Stir in 1/4 cup of honey and 1/4 cup of brown sugar into 1/4 cup of orange juice. Make sure all the brown sugar is dissolved and there are no lumps.

Tips & Warnings

• If you make your glazes ahead of time, make sure you stir well before basting your ham.
• If you need a recipe for hoisin sauce, check out the additional resources section of this article.
• Make sure you glaze your ham many times during the last 30 minutes to avoid burning.

Resources

• Hoisen Sauce Recipe

[xivyisazombiex]

on 11/25/2009 I will pass this on to all my meat eating acquaintances.

[ViktoryaHale]

on 11/21/2009 These all sound delicious - I will put it in my favs and decide which one I will make for my ham tomorrow.

[ajmaddox]

on 11/16/2009 Great article in time for Thanksgiving.

[mattsaboy]

on 9/10/2009 Great article 5 stars and a recommendation. Please check out my new article. Thanks

[pamelaa75]

on 5/18/2009 Thanks for the recipe. This ham glaze sounds yummy 5*s