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Ham Pear Glaze

Make Ham Pear Glaze at home with Water, Pear Vinegar, and Sugar. Save it, add the ingredients to your shopping list, and cook it tonight.

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Ingredients

• 1/2 cup
• 2/3 cup
• 2/3 cup

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Remove rind from ham.

2. 2

   Preheat oven to 350F.

3. 3

   Place ham on rack in large roasting pan.

4. 4

   Make 1/2 inch deep crisscross cuts in fat atop ham.

5. 5

   Heat half of pear puree in heavy small saucepan.

6. 6

   Brush some generously over ham.

7. 7

   Bake ham until thermometer inserted in thickest past without touching bone registers 140F, basting occasionally with pear puree, about 2 hours.

8. 8

   Remove from oven and baste again.

9. 9

   Let stand 20 minutes. Transfer ham to platter. Pass remaining pear puree separately.

10. 10

    Simmer pears and water in heavy large saucepan until pears are very soft, stirring occasionally, about 40 minutes.

11. 11

    Puree mixture in blender in batches until smooth.

12. 12

    Return to saucepan.

13. 13

    Mix in vinegar and sugar.

14. 14

    Simmer until reduced by 1/3 and thickened to consistency of applesauce, stirring frequently, about 40 minutes.

15. 15

    Mix in poire

16. 16

    William. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead and refrigerated.) Serve Triple Pear Puree at room temperature.