Apple Cider Ham With Molasses
Apple Cider Ham With Molasses
This ham is cooked inside a large Dutch oven and infused with apple cider, which gives the pork a sweet taste reminscent of autumn. It's delicious served alongside a warm salad or cabbage slaw. Recipe courtesy of the National Pork Board.
Prep Time
20
minutes
Cook Time
1.08
hours
Servings
8
Total time: 1 hour, 25 minutes
Ingredients
- 3 pound boneless ham
- 1 quart apple cider
- 1 yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 1 fennel bulb, fronds removed and thinly slices
- 2 stalks celery, cut in half
- 1 orange, zested and juiced
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1/3 cup molasses
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large Dutch oven, add the apple cider, onion, fennel, celery, orange zest and juice, and thyme and bring to a boil over high heat.
- Add the ham, reduce the heat to low and cover tightly.
- Occasionally turn the ham and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Remove from the heat, uncover, and let stand for 10 minutes.
- Transfer ham to a plate.
- Strain cooking liquid through a wire sieve over a large bowl, reserving solids.
- Transfer the poaching solids to a roasting pan and place the ham on top.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Brush with some of the molasses.
- Continue baking, brushing with more molasses every 10 minutes, until ham is glazed and a meat thermometer inserted in the center of the ham reads 150 degrees F, about 30 minutes more.
- Let ham stand at room temperature for 10 minutes before slicing crosswise.