Apple Glazed Ham

Apple Glazed Ham

Recipe and Photo by Danny Dobrzenski from @Cooking in the Yard

Ingredients

  • 1 Ham Pre-cooked, spiral cut, or whole
  • Yellow Mustard for binder
  • BBQ Rub sweet rub

 

Apple Glaze

  • 3/4 Cup Apple Cider
  • 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 1/4 Cup Fireball
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon, ground
  • 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg, ground
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cloves, ground

 

Instructions

Preheat smoker to 250F with fruit wood such as cherry, or apple.

Slather ham in yellow mustard, and add BBQ rub or seasoning.

Place on wire rack, and into smoker, underneath the wire rack place a baking sheet and fill with Apple Cider, enough to cover the bottom of the pan. Smoke for about 1 hour.

After 1 hour increase temperature to 325F and add more apple cider to cover bottom of baking sheet, and cover the entire ham and tray in aluminum foil to allow the ham to steam.

Make the glaze at this point combining all of the ingredients into a sauce pan on medium heat. Stir well and bring to a boil. Allow to boil for about 5 minutes, then simmer for 10 minutes. Your glaze will thicken more as it cools.

After allowing the ham to steam for 1 hour, brush on glaze every 15 minutes until the glaze is as thick as you’d like it. I usually do 2 glazings. Using your internal thermometer, pull the ham off when it reaches 160F-165F – since the ham is pre-cooked, we are wanting it to be hot in the middle.

Remove from grill and allow to rest for 10-15 minutes. Slice and serve hot.

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