Pineapple–Chipotle-Glazed Ham

Name: Pineapple–Chipotle-Glazed Ham
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: serves 14-20
Ingredients: 1 (12–15-lb.) whole semiboneless ham; 8 fresh or canned pineapple slices; 64 whole cloves; 2 3 ⁄ 4 cups Coca-Cola; 2 chipotle peppers in adobo, drained and finely chopped; 1 ⁄ 3 cup honey

Serves
serves 14-20

MICHAEL KRAUS

The New York City-based cookbook author Zarela Martinez gave us the recipe for this smoky, Coca-Cola-glazed ham (see "The Wonders of Ham" in SAVEUR's December 2009 issue). To cut slices of fresh pineapple into perfect circles, use a 3" round cookie cutter to trim the outer edges of the slices and a 1" round one to cut out the center.

Ingredients

1 (12–15-lb.) whole semiboneless ham
8 fresh or canned pineapple slices
64 whole cloves
2 ³⁄₄ cups Coca-Cola
2 chipotle peppers in adobo, drained and finely chopped
¹⁄₃ cup honey

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Instructions

Step 1

Put ham into a 16-qt. pot; cover with water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 1 hour.

Step 2

Heat oven to 350˚. Transfer ham to a rack in a roasting pan. Using toothpicks, secure pineapple to ham; stud with cloves. Pour 2 cups Coca-Cola over ham; pour 1 cup water into pan. Cover loosely with foil; bake for 1 hour.

Step 3

Meanwhile, combine the remaining Coca-Cola, chipotles, and honey in a 2-qt. saucepan; boil. Reduce the heat to medium; cook, stirring the glaze, until syrupy, 12–15 minutes. Uncover the ham; brush with some of the glaze. Increase oven to 500˚. Bake the ham, brushing occasionally with glaze, until browned and glossy, 15–20 minutes. Let cool for 20 minutes before carving.