Thyme Honey Glazed Ham
A succulent ham glazed with a fragrant mixture of honey, thyme, and butter. The meat is scored and slow-roasted until perfectly tender, then finished with a sweet and savory glaze that creates a beautiful golden-brown crust.
Ingredients
- •3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- •2 tablespoons chopped thyme
- •1 whole boneless ham
- •¼ cup cider vinegar
- •½ cup mild honey
- •1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Melt butter with thyme and let stand until ready to use.
5 min
- 2.
Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in lower third.
10 min
- 3.
Peel off and discard any rind or skin from ham, leaving 1/4 inch of fat on ham. Score fat on top of ham in a crosshatch pattern without cutting into meat. Put ham on a rack in a large roasting pan. Cover ham with parchment paper, then cover roasting pan with foil. Bake 1 3/4 hours.
105 min
- 4.
Meanwhile, boil vinegar in a small saucepan until reduced to about 1 tablespoon. Remove from heat and whisk in honey, Worcestershire sauce, and thyme butter. Let honey glaze stand until ham has baked 1 3/4 hours.
15 min
- 5.
Discard foil and parchment from ham. If there is no liquid in roasting pan, add 1 cup water (liquid will prevent glaze from burning in pan). Brush ham with half of honey glaze, then bake, uncovered, 30 minutes.
30 min
- 6.
Brush with remaining glaze and bake until glaze is deep golden-brown and ham is heated through, about 30 minutes more.
30 min
