I have a ham roast, what do I do with it??

Question

My friend had a pig slaughtered and gave me a Ham Roast. I have no idea how to cook it. Any suggestions??

This is a fresh roast, boneless and is only a few pounds, 2-3 I think.

Answer 1

Roasting Ham
http://www.hormel.com/templates/knowledge/knowledge.asp?id=749

How to Prepare and Bake a Ham
http://www.hormel.com/templates/template.asp?catitemid=120&id=666

Internal Temperatures for Proper Doneness

Fresh Hams
160° - 170°F


Jazz it up

If you have a ham that has not been pre-glazed, jazz it up! Create a ham glaze to enhance the flavor.

Mix equal amounts (approx. ¼ cup, depending on size of ham) of powdered mustard and brown sugar. Sprinkle mixture over ham surface for the final 30 minutes of cooking.

Mix equal amounts (approx. ¾ cup, depending on size of ham) orange juice, and pear juice. Baste ham twice within the first 15 minutes of baking.

Mix equal amounts (approx. ¾ cup, depending on size of ham) of brown sugar and honey. Brush sugar and honey mixture over ham during the last ½ hour of baking.

Mix 1 cup of raspberry preserve (or cherry, apricot, etc) with ½ cup of light corn syrup. Mix until well blended and brush on ham during the last 15 to 30 minutes of baking.

Baking

To make clean up easier, line your roasting pan with aluminum foil.
Do not add water to the roaster.
To avoid drying out ham, cook slowly at 325ºF. Allow 20 to 30 minutes per pound for ham that has not been precooked (follow directions on label for precooked hams).
Begin roasting ham by placing fat side up, the melting fat will baste your ham. Turn ham over half way through baking to avoid uneven salting from the brine in the meat.
For a crisp surface on your ham roast, be sure the oven is preheated before placing the roast into the oven in an uncovered pan.
Do not use sharp utensils that may pierce the ham when trying to turn it. The piercing allows valuable juices to escape. Use other utensils, such as wooden spoons and spatulas for turning the meat.
Do not overcook pork or it will become dry and tough. The threat of trichinosis is eliminated when the pork is heated to 137°F but the USDA recommends cooking pork to 160°F to be safe. Cooking to 160°F will result in clear or slightly pink tinted juices from the juicy and tender meat.
After ham has completed roasting, take ham out of oven and let stand 15 minutes before slicing. Ham will continue to bake when out of the oven and letting ham stand for 15 minutes makes it easier to carve.
Do not partially cook pork and then store in refrigerator to use later. It must be cooked until done.

Answer 2

Thats an easy one.

Wrap in alumni foil. What I usually do is have a can of pinneapples the once that are in a circle.

If none of your family members is allergic to them. Take em out of the can, drip off the access fluid.

Take the ham, put it into the foil. Put some fresh grounded pepper on it . actually, what I do , I take my hand and massage it all the way with the pepper.
Than I take little wood pieces (tooth picks) and stack the pinneapple with it on to the ham. Than if you pou r a little bit of liquid inside the wrapped alumni foil. Than I close up the foil. Put it in a roasting pan. Turn the stove on to 325 degrees. It depends how many pounds your ham is calculate 1 hour per pound.
Hope this helps.

Answer 3

One of my parents favorite receipes -

Take the Ham and place it on a metal tray.
Across the top, cross-cut with a knife in an X pattern.

Then, place Pineapple Rings across the top, adding a Cherry in the circle of each Pineapple Ring.

Finally, give it a good dusting of Brown Sugar. Bake in a low heat oven (150 F) for about an hour, or until the Brown Sugar is melted.

Serve warm.

Answer 4

Usually 15 min per pound at 350* Iwould season with 1 or few blk pepper,rosemary.thyme,garlic, Cover in roasting pan or cover w/foil. Roasting bags also work well.

Answer 5

Get an open camp fire thing going first. Make a marinade of olive oil, fresh herbs and some garlic. Get the ham into a iron poke if you can and baste it with the marinade while constantly turning it, it's delicious!!

Answer 6

Roast beef

Answer 7

Stick it in a pan or a crock pot, and dump a can of pineapple over it.Try- as strange as it sounds- pouring a can of coke over it and baking it. Or you can cover it with mustard and bake it- all are tasty! Ham does very well baked with something sweet- the pineapple is my personal favorite.

Answer 8

You're talking about a fresh ham, right. I mean, he didn't have it smoked or salted or anything, right? How big is it, and is it boned?

I'll put this on my watchlist and answer when I have more details.

Answer 9

Make ham and scalloped potatoes! I just did that two days ago with our leftover ham. We still had plenty ham left however, so we froze it.

Answer 10

Maybe you could make a ham and bean soup. Or do a tropical ham:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rushinrecipes/message/120