Serves: 6
Total Calories: 834

3 1/2 to 4 pounds ham either pre-cooked or fresh
12-16 whole cloves
salt and pepper
ground cloves
ground allspice
1 cup water
PINEAPPLE SAUCE
2 (20-ounce) cans pineapple chunks including their liquid
1/4 cup honey
3 teaspoons cornstarch

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place ham in a roasting pan. Using a sharp knife, mark fat surface in squares all the way around (if using a fresh ham that is bound with twine, skip this step). Insert about 12–16 whole cloves into the squares. Sprinkle ham with salt and pepper, then ground cloves and allspice. Add 1 cup water to the bottom of the pan and cook about 45 minutes to brown up a bit. Meanwhile, make the pineapple sauce. Simmer pineapple chunks and their liquid with honey in saucepan over medium heat. Cook about 10 minutes. In a little bowl, slowly add a bit of cold water to the cornstarch, stirring to make a smooth paste. Add cornstarch mixture to pineapple, turn heat to medium-low and cook, stirring often, until the sauce thickens up a bit, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat. When ham has cooked 45 minutes, remove from oven. With a fresh ham, there may be a lot of liquid in the pan at this point. If so, pour it off. Pour pineapple sauce over and around ham. Turn oven down to 300 degrees. Cook, basting occasionally with the pineapple sauce for about 1–2 hours more, or until done. Add a little water along the way if it seems necessary. Allow a total cooking time of about 30 minutes per pound for a pre-cooked ham, or 40 minutes per pound for a fresh ham. There is a lot of variation on this because hams are cured in so many different ways, so you need to use your judgment to time out your own particular ham. I usually cook a 4-lb. pre-cooked ham a total of 2 hours, and a 4-lb. fresh ham about 2 hours and 45 min - utes. A good rule of thumb is to cook it to an internal temperature of at least 140–150 degrees, nice and browned on the outside with the pineapple soft. Personally, I err on the side of more done with pork these days. I like this served with Lemon Quinoa or plain brown rice and a Crispy Asian Salad.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 6
Total Calories: 834
Calories from Fat: 0

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