Fire and Spice Ham

Ingredients

• • 1 (5 1/2- to 6-pound) 33%-less-sodium smoked, fully cooked ham half

  • Cooking spray

  • 1/2 cup red pepper jelly

  • 1/2 cup pineapple preserves

  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar

  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

• sage (garnish)

• small red peppers (garnish)

Preparation

• • Preheat oven to 425°.

  • Trim fat and rind from ham half. Score outside of ham in a diamond pattern. Place ham on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Combine jelly and remaining ingredients, stirring with a whisk until well blended. Brush about one-third of jelly mixture over ham.

  • Bake at 425° for 5 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325° (do not remove ham from oven); bake an additional 45 minutes, basting ham with jelly mixture every 15 minutes. Transfer ham to a serving platter; let stand 15 minutes before slicing.

Cooking Light, December 2002