Villa Montana Baked Ham Copycat
"Use pre-cooked boneless ham such as Cure 81. Its from the Villa Montana, Morelia, Mexico and is in the Cotton Country Cookbook of Monroe, LA."
Original is 20 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (173.2 g)
- Calories 260.9
- Total Fat - 9.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.1 g
- Cholesterol - 60.1 mg
- Sodium - 1460.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 22.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.4 g
- Sugars - 19 g
- Protein - 20.8 g
- Calcium - 12.9 mg
- Iron - 1.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 4.4 mg
- Thiamin - 1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Stud ham with cloves.
Step 2
In food processor, place the sugar, pineapple juice, crushed pineapple, and mustard.
Step 3
Blend but do not puree.
Step 4
Place ham on rack in roasting pan.
Step 5
Pour pineapple mixture over ham.
Step 6
Bake for one hour at 350 degrees F.
Step 7
Lower heat to 300 degrees F and bake for 2 hours. As juice in pan boils down (check after first hour), begin to add ginger ale as needed.
Step 8
Baste ham every 15 minutes for last hour, adding ginger ale as needed.
Step 9
This is the secret to the wonderful flavor.
Step 10
For the last 30 minutes of cooking, remove rack and place ham in bottom of pan.
Tips
No special items needed.