Glazed Spiral Ham with Caramelized Pear

Directions

Serves: 8 
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Preheat the oven to 400°F.

Combine one cup brown sugar and red wine vinegar in a medium sauce pot and cook over medium-high heat. Allow the mixture to simmer until it has reduced by half and reached a glaze-like consistency. Add ½ cup bourbon as well as the cloves, garlic powder, molasses and mustard. Simmer for another three to five minutes. Remove cloves and set glaze aside.

Place ham in a roasting pan. To help the ham stay moist while it cooks, pour approximately four cups of water in the bottom of the pan; you may need to add more water as it evaporates. Roast ham at 400°F for approximately 15 minutes or until nicely browned. Reduce heat to 325°F and continue cooking for another hour. As the ham roasts, generously brush the ham with the glaze every 10 minutes using a pastry brush.

Peel and core semi-firm pears and chop into one-inch pieces. Combine chopped pears and remaining three tablespoons of brown sugar in a bowl and toss until pears are coated. Heat a large frying pan on medium-high and add butter and pears. Allow space between pears to allow them to caramelize. When pears are nicely browned, add remaining two tablespoons of bourbon and reduce until the pears are glazed. Place off to the side; keep pears in pan so you can lightly reheat when the ham is ready to be served.

When the ham is roasted and glazed, remove from oven and let rest for 15 minutes. Serve with warm caramelized pears.