Baked Ham With Spiced Cherry Glaze

Ingredients

• 1 cup cherry preserves 
• 0.5 cup cooking wine dry white (or use water)
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cumin 
• 7 pound ham bone-in skinless fully cooked
• 1 tablespoon creamy horseradish sauce 
• 1  juice of lemon grated plus more juice if needed
• 8 servings kosher salt 
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar light packed

Equipment

• frying pan
• sauce pan
• oven
• knife
• roasting pan
• kitchen thermometer
• aluminum foil
• cutting board

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a roasting pan with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray.
2. Score the top and sides of the ham with a small sharp knife in a crisscross pattern.
3. Put the ham in the prepared pan, flat-side down, and pour the wine or water into the bottom of the pan. Tent loosely with foil and bake until a thermometer inserted into the center of the ham registers 140 degrees F, about 2 hours.
4. Combine the preserves, horseradish sauce, brown sugar, cinnamon, cumin, 1/4 teaspoon salt and the lemon juice in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook until the glaze is slightly thickened, 2 to 3 minutes.
5. Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon zest; let cool.
6. Add more lemon juice to taste, if needed.
7. Remove the ham from the oven, uncover and brush with about 1/4 cup of the glaze.
8. Bake, uncovered, 20 more minutes, brushing the ham with another 1/4 cup glaze halfway through.
9. Remove from the oven, brush with more glaze and transfer to a cutting board.
10. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.
11. Serve with the remaining glaze.
12. Photograph by Yunhee Kim