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Main Dishes
Stuffed Baked Ham
Ingredients:
1 (10-pound) fully cooked, half ham, chopped
1 package Frozen chopped kale; thawed
3/4 cup Packed watercress (10 ounces)
1/2 cup Packed celery leaves
1 package Frozen chopped spinach; thawed, (10 ounces)
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon Pepper
1 large Onion; peeled, coarsely
GLAZE:
1/2 cup Honey
2 teaspoons Dry ginger
2 teaspoons Mustard
2 tablespoons Cider vinegar
Watercress for garnish (optional)
Method:
Cut the rind, if any off the ham. Trim away all but about 1/4-inch
of fat from the ham. Using a small sharp knife, make X shaped cuts
about 2 inches deep and 1-inch apart all over the fat side of the
ham. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Squeeze as much water as possible
from the thawed kale and spinach, Put them in the food processor
along with the onion, watercress, celery leaves, salt and pepper.
Pulse until the vegetables are finely chopped. Press the vegetable
mixture into the cavities you have cut into the ham, packing it
down well. Place the ham fat side up , in a shallow baking pan.
Bake for 2 hours. Stir together honey, vinegar, mustard and ginger
and brush part of mixture onto ham. Continue baking and basting for
30 minutes, until ham is richly glazed. Remove ham from the oven
and let it rest for 20 minutes for easier carving. Carve carefully,
holding the slices to keep stuffing in place. Garnish platter with
watercress if you like.
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