Ham with Pineapple
Prep
20 mins
Cook
4 hrs
Servings
20
Difficulty
Hard
This is one of my favorite recipes to make for holiday gatherings because it's honestly so simple and impresses everyone. You just need a beautiful ham, some canned pineapple, and a few pantry staples you probably already have at home. The pineapple rings not only look gorgeous on top of the ham but they also add natural enzymes that help with digestion. What I love most is that aside from about twenty minutes of prep work, this dish practically cooks itself in the oven for four hours, leaving you free to handle other sides or spend time with guests. The brown sugar glaze combined with the tropical fruit creates this amazing sweet and savory flavor that keeps people coming back for seconds.
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Ingredients
- 11 (12 pound) bone-in ham
- ½ cup whole cloves½ cup whole cloves
- 11 (20 ounce) can pineapple rings in heavy syrup
- 11 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage
- ½ cup packed brown sugar½ cup packed brown sugar
- 11 (4 ounce) jar chopped maraschino cherries
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (160 degrees C).
- 2
Place ham in a roasting pan. Use a sharp knife to score ham rind with a diamond pattern. Press a clove into the center of each diamond.
- 3
Drain juice from pineapple rings into a medium bowl; stir in lemon-lime soda and brown sugar. Coat ham with juice mixture and arrange pineapple rings on ham. Place a maraschino cherry in the center of each pineapple ring and secure with a toothpick.
- 4
Bake uncovered, basting frequently with pan juices, in the preheated oven until the internal temperature of the ham is 160 degrees F (72 degrees C), 4 to 5 hours. Be sure the meat thermometer does not touch the bone.
- 5
Remove toothpicks before serving.
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