Kevin’s Traditional Baked Ham

Prep Time: 45 minutes

Cook Time: 16 min per lb. of meat**

1 10-12 lb. BONE-IN ham

Whole Cloves

1 (1 lb.) box Dark Brown Sugar

1 (12oz) can Coke

1 stick Butter 

1 (14oz) can pineapple rings, drained & juice reserved

5-10 maraschino cherries, optional

Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.

Using a sharp knife, remove rind from ham.  Score the ham in a criss cross pattern about 1/4" deep & 1" apart.  Place 1 clove in center of each square.  Place ham, fat side up, in a roasting pan.  Pour melted butter over ham.  Press brown sugar onto the side of the ham but expect some of the sugar to fall off of the ham into the bottom of the pan.  

Place pan in oven and bake until brown sugar begins to melt, or approximately 30 minutes.  Pour can of COKE over ham, mixing with the melted butter and brown sugar from the bottom of the roasting pan.  Baste with the COKE mixture & bake additional 30 minutes. Pour pineapple juice over top of ham.  Continue to baste ham with pineapple mixture from bottom of roasting pan every 20 minutes.  

**Bake ham total of 16 mins/lb of meat.  During last 20 minutes of baking time, remove ham from oven and decorate with pineapple rings and cherries holding them in place with 2-3 toothpicks.  Return to oven & continue to bake the final 20 minutes.  

Remove from oven and allow to stand 15 minutes.  Place on serving platter.  Serve juice from bottom of roasting pan over the top of the sliced ham.  ENJOY!!!

Submitted By: Kevin Coffell, EMT

Arkansas, USA