Deep Fried Spiral Sliced Ham Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet or large roasting pan with foil.
• Put the ham cut-side down on the foil and scatter the onion pieces around it. Cover the ham loosely with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk together the apricot preserves, mustard, molasses, Worcestershire, allspice, cloves, thyme leaves, 3 tablespoons of the vinegar and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan. Cook, whisking, over medium heat until the preserves dissolve and the glaze is smooth, about 4 minutes.
• After 30 minutes, remove the foil from the ham and continue to bake, brushing the ham with the glaze every 15 minutes until nicely glazed and heated through, about 1 hour more. Transfer the ham to a serving platter, tent with foil and set aside while making the sauce.
• Pour the pan juices into a medium skillet. Add the broth and bring to a boil over high heat. Mix the butter and flour together in a small bowl until you form a paste. Whisk the paste into the pan juices and let the sauce simmer until thickened like gravy. Finish with the remaining 1 tablespoon vinegar and season with salt and pepper. Serve the ham with the sauce.

Steps:

• In an outdoor turkey fryer kind of contraption heat several gallons of peanut oil to 375.
• You can use the oil left over from frying a cajun turkey- it is seasoned and hot already and just perfect.
• Lower the ham - unwrapped of course- into the hot oil.
• Do not do anything to the ham- just remove from package.
• As the ham fries it will 'seal' the outside with a type of crust like crispy bacon and seal all the juices inside.
• Fry about 7-9 minutes- longer will give you MORE crust, shorter will produce less crust. You may need to make this recipe a few times before you find the perfect 'doneness' for you.
• Carefully remove from oil and let drain and cool a little.
• Slice as you would any spiral cut ham.
• Serve!

Steps:

• BRINE: In a large plastic container or bag, mix all of the brine ingredients until dissolved. Place the ham in the brine and refrigerate overnight. Before frying, take out the ham and dry really well. HAM: Prepare the deep fat fryer according to manufacturer directions. Fry for 7-1/2 minutes per pound. Let it stand for 15 minutes once fried. GLAZE: Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan on low heat and let reduce until syrupy consistency. Let the glaze cool slightly and then pour it over the top of the ham, serve extra glaze on the side at the table.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°. Place ham directly on roasting pan, cut side down. Bake, covered, 1-1/4 to 1-3/4 hours., In a bowl, mix remaining ingredients. Spread over ham. Bake, uncovered, 20-30 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 140° (do not overcook).

Steps:

• Thaw ham completely and pat dry.
• (When deep frying moisture on the surface will cause a lot of oil popping and splattering, be careful) Marinade (if using) Inject whatever marinade you want to use into several place throughout the ham (I recommend 10-15 spots).
• Place the ham in the steamer basket that comes with most turkey deep fryers and CAREFULLY and SLOWLY lower the ham into the hot oil (350-375 degrees).
• There is a lot of water in the ham!
• Since I couldn't put it in otherwise you must cook the ham about 3 1/2 to 4 minutes per pound depending on the size of the ham and how much it cools down the oil.
• Obviously a smaller ham will take less time if the oil is hotter and a bigger ham will take longer even with the oil hot.
• If when you start the oil cools down don't worry just watch the temp and adjust your cooking time.
• Also for a bigger ham you would want to use less oil in the deep fryer so it doesn't overflow when the ham is lowered inches.