Book: The children and I are reading “Walt Disney” by Bill Scollon. Since we are planning a trip to Disney World, I thought it would be a fun read. It’s a great book for teaching grit and perseverance as well. Walt failed time and time again. He was rejected from the Kansas City newspapers because there was not job available. His film distributor was trying to pay him less and less for his films of Oswald. He also came from a poor family and worked his way up the ladder by being smart, a hard worker and countless hours of practice. I recommend it for anyone wanting to teach their children these values.
Recipe: This is the BEST ham we have ever made. I have made them for holidays and such when they go on sale every year. I have tried cooking whole hams in the slow cooker which was just plain gross. I tried cooking them in the oven which was just okay. FINALLY, we got it right. This recipe takes a little bit of planning ahead, but it isn’t that bad.
Is a ham freezer friendly? The butcher suggested not to freeze a whole ham. But from experience, I had no problem freezing small portions of ham like leftovers, soups or batches for sandwiches.
Ingredients
- 1 - spiral sliced, bone in half ham (7-10 lbs)
- You will need: 1 oven bag (you will see these often used for roasting turkey)
- Glaze:
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup honey
- (if you need more glaze, simply mix together equal parts of brown sugar and honey)
Instructions
- Do NOT open the ham up all the way. Remove any mesh or outer foil and keep the inner foil or plastic wrap on the ham!
- With the ham still wrapped, place it in a very large bowl or stock pot. Fill the pot to the top with HOT water. Let the ham sit for 45 minutes.
- Drain the water and cover the ham up again in hot water for another 45 minutes.
- PREHEAT OVEN TO 250 DEGREES.
- Remove ham from water and the plastic or foil wrap it is in. Place the ham into an oven bag and twist the end. Seal with the twist tie that came with the bag and cut off any extra plastic. Cut 3 or 4 slits into the top of the bag.
- Bake ham in roasting pan pan for 60-90 minutes.
- While the ham is baking, mix the brown sugar and honey in a bowl. Heat it in the microwave for 20 seconds.
- INCREASE OVEN TO 350 degrees. Cut open the oven bag and brush 1/3 of the brown sugar glaze on the ham. Pop in the oven for 15 minutes.
- Brush another 1/3 of the glaze on the ham. You may need to reheat the honey/brown sugar again in the microwave. Let the ham rest for 15 minutes under foil. Carve and eat!
- Serve ham with leftover glaze.
- Cooking technique from America's Test Kitchen
Best Ham EVER
serves 10-12
1 – spiral sliced, bone in half ham (7-10 lbs)
You will need: 1 oven bag (you will see these often used for roasting turkey)
Glaze:
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup honey
(if you need more glaze, simply mix together equal parts of brown sugar and honey)
1. Do NOT open the ham up all the way. Remove any mesh or outer foil and keep the inner foil or plastic wrap on the ham!
2. With the ham still wrapped, place it in a very large bowl or stock pot. Fill the pot to the top with HOT water. Let the ham sit for 45 minutes.
3. Drain the water and cover the ham up again in hot water for another 45 minutes.
4. PREHEAT OVEN TO 250 DEGREES.
5. Remove ham from water and the plastic or foil wrap it is in. Place the ham into an oven bag and twist the end. Seal with the twist tie that came with the bag and cut off any extra plastic. Cut 3 or 4 slits into the top of the bag.
6. Bake ham in roasting pan pan for 60-90 minutes.
7. While the ham is baking, mix the brown sugar and honey in a bowl. Heat it in the microwave for 20 seconds.
8. INCREASE OVEN TO 350 degrees. Cut open the oven bag and brush 1/3 of the brown sugar glaze on the ham. Pop in the oven for 15 minutes.
9. Brush another 1/3 of the glaze on the ham. You may need to reheat the honey/brown sugar again in the microwave. Let the ham rest for 15 minutes under foil. Carve and eat!
10. Serve ham with leftover glaze.
Cooking technique from America’s Test Kitchen
I’ve seen this and was very very curious. You’ve convinced me!
I think I saw this on your Pinterest feed and that is where I found it! It’s kind of like how we do our turkey too now – we brine overnight (soak in water) and then roast in the oven bag.