Ginger Maple Ham Glaze recipe

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger root
6 whole allspice berries
6 whole cloves
1 cinnamon stick
1 pod whole star anise
½ cup pure maple syrup
½ cup bourbon whiskey
¼ cup packed brown sugar
1 cup orange juice
⅓ cup ketchup

Nutrition Info

168.7 calories
carbohydrate: 27.2 g
cholesterol: 7.6 mg
fat: 3.1 g
fiber: 0.6 g
protein: 0.6 g
saturatedFat: 1.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 118.6 mg
sugar: 23.3 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook garlic and ginger for about 2 minutes. Add allspice, cloves, cinnamon, and star anise, stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add maple syrup, bourbon, and brown sugar to the saucepan.

  2. Cook and stir mixture until reduced and thickened to a glaze consistency, about 5 minutes. Whisk orange juice and ketchup into glaze until smooth. Strain glaze to remove spices.

Recipe Yield

1 1/2 cups

Recipe Note

This was one of the best glazes I've ever put on a ham. It is quite sweet, but if that is your thing, then this is your thing!

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