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Spiced Baked Ham with Sweet Potatoes


Prime Time Emeril:
More TV Dinners from
America's Favorite Chef
Copyright © 2001, Emeril Lagasse (HarperCollins)
This recipe was featured on Good Morning America,
 Christmas 2000.

One cooked, bone-in, butt portion ham,
6 to 7 pounds
1 loosely packed cup dark brown sugar
3/4 cup fresh orange juice
3/4 cup Creole mustard, or other spicy,
whole-grained mustard
1/2 cup dark molasses [or Steen's cane syrup!]
3 tablespoons prepared horseradish
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon cayenne

For the potatoes:
7 small sweet potatoes (about
3 pounds), peeled
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
2 teaspoons dark brown sugar

1. Rinse the ham under cold running water. Pat dry and place on a work surface. With a sharp knife, score parallel lines, 1 inch apart and 1/4
inch deep, across the rounded, skin side of the ham. Turn the ham
180 degrees and score in a similar fashion to create a grid pattern
across the ham. Put the ham in a two-gallon plastic storage bag.
2. Combine the remaining ingredients in a large mixing bowl, whisking to
mix. Pour the mixture into the bag with the ham and seal. Gently
squeeze the bag to evenly distribute the marinade around the ham.
Refrigerate for 24 hours.
3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
4. For the potatoes: Cut the potatoes in quarters lengthwise and put in a
large mixing bowl. Toss with the vegetable oil, salt, cinnamon, all-
spice, and the sugar. Arrange the potatoes in a layer on the bottom
of a large roasting pan. Remove the ham from the bag and reserve
the marinade. Set the ham, scored side up, on top of the potatoes.
Bake for 45 minutes.
5. Pour the marinade into a medium saucepan and bring to a gentle boil
over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, un-
covered, until it has thickened and will coat the back of a spoon,
about 20 minutes.
6. Remove the ham from the oven and evenly baste all sides with the
marinade. Return to the oven and bake for 15 minutes. Remove
the ham from the oven and baste again.
7. Turn the sweet potatoes that are along the side of the ham. Return
the ham to the oven and bake, basting very 15 minutes, for 1 1/2
hours. Remove from the oven and allow to stand for 15 minutes
before carving. Serve with the sweet potatoes. Yield: 8 servings
Recipe courtesy of Emeril Lagasse, © 2000

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