Any good and easy ideas for preparing a pre-cooked whole ham for thanksgiving?

Answer 1

Start by checking the cooking directions for the time /pound and oven temperature to get the meat hot all the way through to the center. Then coat the ham with brown sugar-top and bottom, place sliced pineapple on the top and sides-holding them in place with round toothpicks, add a marchino cherry into the center of each pineapple slice as well as between the slices. Use a foil roaster or line roasting pan with foil for easier cleanup afterwards. Cover the ham with foil over the top and let cook the required time - uncover the last 30 minutes for the ham to get brown on the outside. This makea a delicious as well as a pretty presentation for the table.

Answer 2

If it's pre-cooked, then all you're really doing is re-heating it. Put it in the oven and bake until hot throughout.

HONEY MUSTARD HAM GLAZE
1 cup honey
1 cup yellow or spicy mustard
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup pineapple juice

Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Baste ham with the glaze for the last half-hour of cooking time.

Answer 3

"Ham with Cherry Sauce" - 8 to 10 servings

1 fully cooked bone-in ham (6-8 lbs.)
1 cup packed brown sugar
3 tbsp. maple syrup
1 tsp. ground mustard
1/2 cup sugar
3 tbsp. cornstarch
1 cup cold water
1 (16 oz.) can pitted dark sweet cherries; undrained
2 tbsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. almond extract

Place ham in a roasting pan. Score surface of ham with shallow diagonal cuts, making diamond shapes. Combine brown sugar, syrup and mustard; rub over ham and into cuts. Cover and bake at 325* for 1 3/4 to 2 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 140* and ham is heated through.
For cherry sauce, in a saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and water until smooth; add cherries. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat; stir in lemon juice and extract. Serve with ham.

Answer 4

Baked Ham with Sweet Bourbon-Mustard Glaze

INGREDIENTS:

* 1 cup honey
* 1/2 cup molasses
* 1/2 cup bourbon
* 1/4 cup orange juice
* 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
* 1 ham half about 6 to 8 pounds -- fully cooked

PREPARATION:
Combine the honey and molasses; heat in the microwave or in a pan on the stove top. Stir in bourbon, orange juice, and mustard.

Remove all but about 1/4-inch of fat from the ham, then place in a roasting pan. Bake at 325 for about 1 1/2 hours, or until a meat thermometer reaches 140 degrees (About 10 minutes per pound). Baste the ham occasionally with the honey-bourbon mixture.

Transfer drippings to a saucepan and add remaining honey mixture; bring to a boil. Slice ham and serve with the glaze.

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Ham in Peach Sauce

INGREDIENTS:

* 2 carrots, thinly sliced
* 2 medium onions, sliced
* 2 celery stalks, diced
* boneless fully cooked ham, 4 to 5 pounds
* 1 cup dry white wine
* 2 cans peach halves in syrup, 16 ounces
* 3 tablespoons cornstarch
* 3 tablespoons lemon juice
* 1 tablespoon butter

PREPARATION:
Place carrots, onions and celery in crockpot. Place ham on vegetables; pour wine over ham. Cover and cook on low 6 to 7 hours. Drain peaches, reserving syrup. Combine cornstarch and syrup in a saucepan.Cook, stirring constantly, until syrup is thickened and clear. Add peach halves, lemon juice, and butter. Cook until heated through. Remove ham, place on platter. Do not carve until ham is cool. Pour peaches and sauce into liner and mix with vegetables. Serve hot peach sauce over the ham.

Answer 5

Get a nice spiral sliced ham and just bake it in the oven; if it has a glaze, use it. Serve it on a platter and let people take what they want. Spiral sliced hams are nice, and they're no-brainers to prepare. Just pop 'em in the oven.

Answer 6

Try frozen orange juice as a glaze and stick in whole cloves as desired. Use Cloves to Attach pineapple rings if desired
Cover with foil and bake at low heat. baste as necessary.

Answer 7

Use a Reynold's Roasting bag to cut heating time down by 1/3 and to preserve moisture.

Answer 8

try www.allrecipes.com