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Cider-glazed baby ham with ginger and cardamom

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Serves 15
Cooking Time Prep time 15 mins, cook 1 hr 10 mins (plus standing)
550 ml   dry apple cider
½ cup   Dijon mustard
125 ml   (½ cup) unsweetened pineapple juice
2 tbsp   white wine vinegar
2 tbsp   finely grated ginger
40 ml   apple liqueur
¼ tsp   ground cloves
½ tsp each   ground cardamom and ground ginger
150 ml   maple syrup
5 kg   leg of cooked ham


1 Combine 250ml cider, mustard, pineapple juice, vinegar, ginger, apple liqueur and spices in a small saucepan and simmer for 2 minutes. Add maple syrup, simmer for another 5 minutes and set aside.
2 Meanwhile, cut around shank end of ham, then, using your hands and starting at the rounded end, gently peel back the skin from the leg to the shank being careful not to tear the fat. Remove skin in a single piece and reserve.
3 Score the fat, using a sharp knife, in a crosshatch pattern, about 4cm apart. Place ham on a wire rack inside a roasting pan.
4 Brush ham with cider mixture, then pour remaining cider and half the cider mixture into base of pan and bake at 180C, brushing frequently with reserved glaze and pan juices until glazed and golden (50 minutes–1 hour), adding extra cider or water to pan during cooking if necessary. Remove from oven and stand for 10 minutes before serving warm or at room temperature. Ham will keep, refrigerated in a ham bag, for up to 7 days. Cover with reserved skin to keep skin moist.


RECIPE Emma Knowles


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