Bee-Sting Glazed Ham

I enjoy a standard glazed ham as much as the next person, but a friend shared this wonderful Bee-Sting Glaze recipe with me and I don’t think I’ll ever go back. As the name implies, this glaze offers a little “sting” thanks to honey and a touch of cayenne pepper. But fear not, the heat is gentle. Even guests who are opposed to spicy foods will enjoy this tasty ham recipe.

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Bee-Sting Glazed Ham

makes about 20 servings

Printable Recipe

Ingredients

• 6 to 8 pound fully cooked, bone-in smoked half ham

• 1 cup honey

• 2/3 cup brown sugar (light or dark)

• 1/2 cup water

• 1 teaspoon ground ginger

• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

• zest of one lemon

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375F and place rack in lower center position.

2. Place ham, cut side down, in a large roasting pan; score the fat side of the ham in a diamond pattern as shown in the photo above.

3. Pour 1/2 cup water around the ham and and cover the roasting pan well with foil; bake for 1 hour.

4. In a medium saucepan over medium, heat the honey, brown sugar, ginger, cayenne, cloves, and black pepper together, whisking frequently, until the sugar is completely dissolved; remove from heat and allow to cool before stirring in the lemon zest.

5. Remove foil from ham and continue baking; brush generously with glaze every 10 minutes, for a total of 50-60 minutes (total cooking time should be about 2 hours).

6. If there is any leftover glaze, stir it into the strained pan drippings and serve with the ham.

Note

• For easy cleanup, use a disposable roasting pan. Be sure to place it on a half sheet pan so you can move it in and out of the oven easily without it collapsing.

Pork Loin Roast with Garlic and Rosemary

Pork loins are one of the most economical cuts of meat you can purchase. This recipe only takes about an hour in the oven, and it will fill your house with the most amazing garlic and rosemary aroma thanks to the flavorful paste that blankets the roast.

To make the flavorful paste, you’ll need: kosher salt, ground black pepper, garlic paste, olive oil, and dried rosemary.

Grind the dried rosemary in a coffee/spice grinder. If you don’t have a spice grinder, you can pulse the rosemary in a personal beverage blender (like this), or grind it by hand using a mortar and pestle.

One note about coffee/spice grinders - I like to use one that has a removable insert (here’s the one I have) so it can be washed thoroughly.

Place the olive oil, ground rosemary, garlic paste, salt, and pepper in a small bowl.

Whisk them all together to form a paste.

Spread the paste all over the top of the roast and place the roast on a rack inside a baking dish. Be sure to use a pork loin roast and not a pork tenderloin roast as the cooking time for this recipe was developed for a 3-pound loin roast.

Add 1 cup of water to the baking dish. If you have a probe thermometer (like this), insert it into the side of the roast and bake until an internal temperature of 145F is reached. Remove roast from oven and rest for 15 minutes before slicing.

Enjoy!

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Pork Loin Roast with Garlic and Rosemary

makes 8 servings

Printable Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 pound boneless pork loin (not tenderloin)

Seasoning Paste:

• 2 tablespoons olive oil

• 1 tablespoon garlic paste

• 1 tablespoon dried rosemary, ground

• 2 teaspoons kosher salt (or half table salt)

• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper

• 1 cup water

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F and place rack in center position.

2. Using a mortar and pestle, mini food processor, drink blender, or spice grinder that is dishwasher safe (for easy cleaning afterward), grind rosemary.

3. In a small bowl, whisk together ground rosemary, olive oil, garlic paste, salt, and pepper, until a paste forms.

4. Place the pork loin on a rack sitting in a baking dish and rub all over with garlic/rosemary paste.

5. Insert an over-safe probe thermometer into the end of the loin until the tip of the probe reaches the center; pour 1 cup water into the pan (avoid pouring the water over the seasoning paste).

6. Carefully place the baking dish in the center of the preheated oven and roast for approximately 1 hour (or until an internal temperature of 145F is reached).

7. Remove pork loin from oven and rest for 10-15 minutes before serving.