Baked Fresh Ham with Apple-Cranberry Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon pickling spice 
• 0.5 cup apple cider vinegar 
• 1.5 cups apple juice 
• 6  apples split
• 1  bay leaf 
• 1 tablespoon mustard seeds black
• 1  cinnamon sticks 
• 2 cups cranberries fresh frozen fine if not , is
• 1 inch ginger 
• 5 pound ham fresh
• 10 servings kosher salt and pepper black freshly ground
• 10 servings olive oil extra-virgin
• 2 tablespoons sugar 

Equipment

• sauce pan
• oven
• blender
• roasting pan
• aluminum foil

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
2. Score fat and put ham, fat side up, in a roasting pan. Rub with extra-virgin olive oil and season with plenty of salt and pepper all over. Cover loosely with foil and roast for 2 hours.
3. Remove foil and roast for final hour uncovered.
4. In a large saucepan add all the sauce ingredients and simmer for 25 minutes until apples are almost falling apart and the sauce is fragrant.
5. Remove cinnamon stick, bay leaf, and ginger then puree in a blender until completely smooth.
6. Serve with baked fresh ham.