Ginger Glazed Ham

Ingredients

• 3 kg ham

Glaze

• 800 g apricots in syrup
• 75 g brown sugar
• 7 1/2 ml ground ginger
• 10 ml apricot jam, smooth

Spiced Apricots

• 4 whole cloves
• reserved apricot syrup, from glaze
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 25 ml ground mixed spice
• 10 ml white wine vinegar
• reserved apricot
• cherries

Directions

1. 1

   Score ham, insert cloves in squares and bake at 170C for 45 minutes basting with the glaze until crisp and golden brown.

2. 2

   GLAZE:.

3. 3

   Drain syrup from apricots, measure out 125ml and reserve remainder.

4. 4

   Place apricot syrup, sugar, ginger and jam in a small pan and melt over a low heat, stirring.

5. 5

   Make reserved apricot syrup up to 250ml, with water if necessary.

6. 6

   Heat syrup, spices and vinegar in a large shallow saucepan.

7. 7

   Add apricots, hollows down and gently simmer for 5 minutes.

8. 8

   Remove from heat and cool apricots in syrup.

9. 9

   Place a cherry in each half and arrange around ham.