Average Rating  ? No. of Servings   20 Approximate Cost   $57.49 Comments: check the price of ham  Ingredients: 250.00 ml   apple juice   1.00 c   brown sugar   0.50 c   maple syrup - imitation   1.00 tbsp   cloves ground   5.00 kg   ham - bone in

Directions: Calculate cooking time - allow 10 minutes per 500g. Preheat oven to 150ºC. Place ham on a large oven tray and warm in oven for 10-15 minutes until the skin starts to loosen (this helps it peel off easily) Carefully remove the skin by running your clean fingers under the skin and peeling back to leave a smooth layer of fat. Weigh the ham and calculate the cooking time. GLAZE (10kg ham = 0.5 c juice, 1 c sugar, 0.5c maple, 1 tablespoon ground cloves OR 5kg = half of the above) To make the glaze, gently heat HALF of the apple juice, all the brown sugar, maple syrup and ground cloves in a saucepan until the sugar is dissolved Preheat oven to 180°C LIGHTLY score the surface using a sharp knife - make diagonal cuts in two directions to create a diamond pattern all over. Take care not to cut right through to the flesh underneath - cut approximately 3mm deep into the surface of the fat. Cover with the glaze and place on a rack in a large roasting pan. Cover with foil. COOK UNTIL THERE IS 30 MINUTES TO GO. With 30 minutes to go, take the ham out of the oven, remove the foil and tip out the liquid. Turn the oven up to 200°c. Brush the ham generously all over with the glaze and put it back in the oven uncovered for the last 30 minutes. Brush the ham with more glaze another 2 or 3 times in the last half hour of cooking. Allow at least 15 mins to carve it. TO CARVE Run the tip of the knife around the bone, on the underside of the ham. Carve slices like you would a loaf of bread, cutting on a slight angle down to the bone (rather than across). Run your knife lengthways along the bone to remove slices. Continue to slice towards the hock (knuckle end of the leg). Continue slicing down to the bone, working your way around the ham until you reach about a third of the way up. Remove the bone by making a few short cuts at the joint