Easter - Pork

Citrus Chipotle Ham

Citrus Chipotle Ham combines bright flavors of grapefruit and orange together with warm smokey chipotle for extra flavorful bite.

Throw out that little spice packet and jazz up your holiday ham with the flavors of citrus and spice. Bright tones of orange and grapefruit blend perfectly with smokey chipotle and give this ham the beautiful color everyone hopes for.

This Citrus Chipotle Ham will be the center of attention at your holiday table with the caramelized edges and tender juicy inside. Serve with Classic Potato Gratin which compliments this bold flavored ham with it’s tender creaminess. Complete the meal with Northern Winter Salad featuring shaved brussel spouts, hazelnuts, cranberries and Beecher’s Flagship cheese. That’s all you need, I mean, except dessert, of course!

Pairs Perfectly With:

Tender, creamy Classic Potato Gratin can be tailored to your taste by adding fresh herbs.
Northern Winter Salad combines all the the Pacific NW favorites like crunchy Oregon hazelnuts, sweet Washington cranberries and Beecher’s Flagship cheese tossed together with pear, Brussels spouts and kale.

Citrus Chipotle Ham

A little sweet, a little spicy for the perfect combination 
Course Main Course
Cuisine Pork
Keyword Easter dinner, ham
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Servings 12

Ingredients

  • 1 8-10 lb bone in spiral cut ham

Citrus Chipotle Glaze

  • 1/4 cup shallot minced
  • 1 tbsp chipotle in adobo sauce
  • 1/2 cup grapefruit juice fresh squeezed
  • 1/2 cup orange juice fresh squeezed
  • 1 tsp garlic minced
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp green onions chopped
  • 2 tbsp butter

Instructions

Ham

  • Preheat oven to 275 degrees.
  • Unwrap ham, discard glaze packet that comes with the ham, place ham in a large oven safe pan and cover with foil.
  • Bake 12 minutes per pound. (My roast was 9 lb. and I baked for 1 hour and 45 minutes) You want the internal temperature to be 140 degrees. The last 10 minutes remove foil and brush glaze over the ham and in all the nooks and crannies.  Crank the oven up to 425 degrees and bake for 10 minutes. 

Citrus Chipotle Glaze

  • In a small sauce pan over medium heat cook shallot and chipotle for about 3 minutes. Add grapefruit juice, orange juice, garlic, cumin and brown sugar.  Simmer until reduced by half, about 10-15 minutes.  Add green onions and butter until melted.  Set aside until ham is ready to glaze.

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