Bourbon Raisin Sauce for Ham recipe

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter
1 cup chopped onion
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup cornstarch
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
4 whole star anise pods
2 teaspoons dry mustard
2 teaspoons whole cloves
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
3 cups apple cider
2 cups raisins
1 cup bourbon
1 pound butter, cut into 1-tablespoon chunks

Nutrition Info

262.1 calories
carbohydrate: 26.5 g
cholesterol: 40.3 mg
fat: 15.4 g
fiber: 0.9 g
protein: 0.8 g
saturatedFat: 9.6 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 122.4 mg
sugar: 20.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large saucepan over medium heat, cook and stir onion in hot butter until starting to caramelize, 8 to 10 minutes. Add ginger to onion, cook and stir until fragrant and caramelized, 2 to 5 minutes more.

  2. Stir brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, star anise, mustard, cloves, salt, and pepper into onion mixture, cook until brown sugar and cornstarch dissolve. Slowly mix vinegar into brown sugar mixture. Add apple cider, raisins and bourbon, bring to a boil, stirring frequently, and cook until sauce is reduced by half, 15 to 25 minutes. Remove from heat.

  3. Whisk 1 pound butter into sauce, 1 tablespoon at a time, until butter melts and sauce is glossy and thick.

Recipe Yield

8 cups

Recipe Note

This sauce is to be served with the maple glazed ham and pineapple pave.

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