Tangerine Glazed Ham with Baby Carrots

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09 Apr 2006 10:52 AM

Are you tired of your traditional Easter meal? You can spice up your Easter dinner with this tasty recipe for tangerine glazed ham with baby carrots.

For this recipe, you will need one smoked ham (about 8 - 10 pounds), fresh sage leaves, extra virgin olive oil, unsalted butter, 2 tangerines, tangerine juice, light brown sugar, whole cloves, kosher salt, fresh ground pepper, cinnamon sticks, and 1 1/2 pounds of carrots.

Preheat your oven to 300 degrees. Place your ham in a large roasting pan. Make a few cuts, about a 1/2 inch deep and 2 inches apart, across the top with a knife. Season the ham by rubbing kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper on it. Chop up eight sage leaves and place those in a small bowl. Add 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil to make a paste. Rub the sage paste over the ham, making sure you get it into the cuts you made on top. Place the ham in the oven and allow it to cook for 2 hours.

While your ham is cooking, you can make your glaze. Cut two tangerines into thin slices, remembering to remove the seeds. Cut 1 cup (2 sticks) of unsalted butter into chunks. Place a sauce pan over medium heat and add the tangerine slices, butter, 2 cups of tangerine juice, 2 cups of light brown sugar, 1 cup of water, 1/4 teaspoon of whole cloves, and 2 cinnamon sticks. As the mixture cooks, it turns into syrup. It should be ready in about 30 minutes.

After two hours, remove the ham from the oven and pour the tangerine glaze over it. Scatter the remaining sage leaves on top and return the ham to the oven to cook for another hour and a half.

Once it has cooked another hour and a half, remove it from the oven again. Place your carrots around the ham, making sure they are coated with the glaze. Return the ham to the oven for another 30 minutes (or until the carrots are tender).

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Libby Pelham is a work-at-home mom located in Jacksonville, NC. She has a beautiful little boy, Will, born in July of 2004.

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