Orange-Honey Glazed Ham With Garlic Parmesan Carrots
- by Chef David Rose
- Last updated Nov 12, 2024
Nothing brings family and friends together like the heartwarming perfection of an easy-to-prepare holiday feast! Impress everyone with a delicious menu featuring tender, rich, and perfectly cooked ham. Bring out the incredible flavors of this Duroc ham with a sweet orange-honey glaze and serve with savory garlic Parmesan carrots for a meal guaranteed to wow.
Why We Love This Orange-Honey Glazed Ham With Garlic Parmesan Carrots
Creating the perfect holiday menu may seem daunting, but I’m here to tell you it’s easy! This delicious meal features a classic ham covered in an orange-honey glaze and served with roasted garlic Parmesan carrots. It’s a simple, stress-free, and stunning meal everyone will love.
Tools You’ll Need Before You Start
- 1 Medium-Sized Saucepan
- 1 Whisk
- 1 Roasting Rack
- 1 Roaster Pan
- Meat Thermometer
- Large Pot
- Large Baking Sheet
How to Make Orange-Honey Glazed Ham With Garlic Parmesan Carrots
Any of Omaha Steaks delicious hams will complement the delectable flavors in this recipe, but my favorite ham for this dish is the Omaha Steaks Duroc Boneless Country Ham. Why? This Duroc ham is slow-smoked for eight hours for the perfect balance of savory, juicy flavor and delectable texture. Plus, Duroc pork is coveted for its marbling, which gives it superior tenderness in each bite.
1. Let’s Create the Glaze
While your ham is bursting with mouthwatering natural flavors, this orange-honey glaze takes the ham to the next-level flavor. The sweetness from the honey, sugar, and brown sugar balanced by the earthy Worcestershire sauce, pungent Dijon mustard, aromatic ground cloves, and cinnamon. To make this glaze, add all the ingredients to a medium-sized saucepan, whisk together, and then boil on medium-high heat. Once the glaze comes to a boil, reduce to medium heat until the glaze has reduced in volume by 1/3, and a syrupy consistency is achieved. Let the glaze cool and come to room temperature for 10 to 15 minutes.
2. Ham it Up a Notch!
After thawing your Omaha Steaks Duroc Boneless Country Ham in the refrigerator for 26 to 28 hours ahead of time, remove the packaging and place it on a roasting rack in a roaster pan cut-side down while coming to room temperature for one hour. Next, preheat your oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit, add one cup of water to the bottom of the pan, cover with aluminum foil, and place on the center rack of the oven.
Bake your ham for 60 minutes before removing the foil and bake for another 30 minutes uncovered. During this time, glaze the ham with the orange-honey glaze once every 8 minutes. Switch your oven to broil for three to five minutes so the ham gets nice and crisp; watch closely to prevent overbaking. When finished your ham should have an internal temperature of 140 degrees Fahrenheit according to a meat thermometer and a tasty glaze and lacquer. Allow the ham to rest for 20 minutes and serve with the remaining glaze.
3. Roast Some Carrots You’ll Love
Roasted carrots are a classic side that’s full of flavor with roasted garlic and herbs! Start by preheating your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. In a large pot with salted boiling water, cook the carrots for two minutes. Next, you’ll strain the carrots and place them on a large baking sheet. Toss with olive oil, garlic, rosemary, and salt and pepper. Once fully coated, arrange the carrots in a single layer and roast them in the oven for 10 minutes. Take them out and flip them before baking for another 10 minutes. Then top with freshly grated Parmesan cheese and parsley before roasting for two to three minutes or until cheese is fully melted.
Now that the meal is ready, it’s time to grab a plate! First, plate a slice of ham, top with the remainder of the orange-honey glaze, and then place the garlic parmesan carrots on the side. Dig in and enjoy!
Orange-Honey Glazed Ham With Garlic Parmesan Carrots
Ingredients
Orange-Honey Glaze
- 1 1/2 cups orange juice
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
Orange-Honey Glazed Ham
- 5 lb. Omaha Steaks Duroc Boneless Country Ham
- Orange-Honey Glaze
- 1 cup water
Roasted Garlic Parmesan Carrots
- 2 lbs. orange baby carrots, washed
- 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 3 garlic cloves, finely minced
- 5 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon Italian parsley, chopped
- 2 tablespoons kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons rosemary, finely minced
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
Orange-Honey Glaze
- Add all ingredients in a medium-sized saucepan and whisk together; then boil on medium-high heat, immediately reducing to medium heat.
- Cook on medium heat for 15 minutes until the glaze is reduced in volume by 1/3 and has a syrupy consistency.
- Remove from stove and cool glaze to room temperature for 10 to 15 minutes.
Orange-Honey Glazed Ham
- Thaw ham in refrigerator for 26 to 28 hours until completely thawed.
- Remove ham from packaging and place ham on a roasting rack in a roaster pan, cut-side down. Allow ham to come to room temperature on counter for 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit, add a cup of water to the bottom of the roasting pan, and then place in the center rack and cover with aluminum foil.
- Bake 60 minutes, then remove foil.
- Cook ham for another 30 minutes, uncovered; glaze ham with orange-honey glaze once every 8 minutes (glaze ham 3 times for last 30 minutes of cook time).
- Carefully broil the ham for 3 to 5 minutes, until slightly crisp. Watch ham very closely during this step to prevent overcooking.
- The internal temperature of the ham should be 140 degrees Fahrenheit via meat thermometer and nicely glazed and lacquered. Allow the ham to rest for about 20 minutes and serve with the remaining glaze on the side.
Roasted Garlic Parmesan Carrots
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
- Boil carrots for 2 minutes, strain, and place on a large baking sheet. Toss the carrots with olive oil, garlic, rosemary, and salt and pepper.
- Arrange carrots in one single layer on a baking sheet and roast in the oven for 10 minutes. Take carrots out and toss them before placing them back into the oven for an additional 10 minutes.
- Top carrots with freshly grated Parmesan cheese and parsley. Roast for 2 to 3 minutes until the cheese is fully melted.
- Remove carrots from oven and serve hot.
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