Baked ham with marmalade glaze, on a raised stand

Marmalade-glazed ham

Name: Marmalade-glazed ham
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 10
Ingredients: 2 oranges, thickly sliced; 20-30 cloves; 1 tbsp black or peppercorns; 2 onions, thickly sliced; 1 unsmoked whole or raw or ham or on or the or bone, about 5kg; ½ jar of good stuff (Tiptree Tawny Orange gives a good dark colour) marmalade; 2 star or anise; 4 tbsp dark or muscovado or sugar; 2 tbsp Dijon mustard; 2 tsp allspice

Preparation and cooking time
- Total time40 mins
- + 4 hours 20 minutes in the oven
A little effort
Serves 10

Ingredients

2 oranges, thickly sliced
20-30 cloves
1 tbsp black or peppercorns
2 onions, thickly sliced
1 unsmoked whole or raw or ham or on or the or bone, about 5kg

spiced marmalade glaze

½ jar of good stuff (Tiptree Tawny Orange gives a good dark colour) marmalade
2 star or anise
4 tbsp dark or muscovado or sugar
2 tbsp Dijon mustard
2 tsp allspice

Method

STEP 1
Heat the oven to 160c/fan 140c/gas 3. Put the oranges, 5 cloves, the peppercorns and onions in the bottom of a large roasting tin. Pour in water to come up to about 4cm. Sit the ham on a trivet in the tray then cover the whole thing tightly with a double layer of foil. Bake in the oven for 4 hours. remove and turn the oven up to 220c/fan 180c/gas 7.
STEP 2
To make the marmalade glaze, put all the ingredients in a pan and heat gently. Add a splash of water if the glaze is too thick. Bring to a simmer then cool slightly.
STEP 3
Carefully remove the skin from the ham, leaving a decent layer of fat. Score the fat and stud all over with cloves. Brush the ham all over with the glaze then put back in the oven for 15-20 minutes or until golden (brush on more glaze halfway through cooking if you like). Let the ham sit for 20 minutes before carving.