Go Back
smoked ham

Holiday Ham Recipe

Prep Time 4 days
Cook Time 10 hours
Total Time 4 days 12 hours
Servings: 16
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 26-pound raw ham, the rear hind leg of a hog/piggy
  • 4 lbs Ice
The Brine
  • 2 tbsp Cardamom seeds 
  • 3 tbsp Fennel seeds
  • 1 tbsp Dried rosemary
  • 1 tbsp Celery seed powder
  • 3 tbsp Black peppercorns
  • 4 Orange peels
  • 6 Turkish bay leaves
  • 3 sticks Cinnamon
  • 4 cups Kosher salt
  • 3 cups Turbinado sugar
Salt Cure
  • 3 tbsp Distilled Vinegar
  • 3-4 cups Kosher salt (or enough to fill cover the whole ham skin)
Dijon Bourbon Glaze
  • 2 cups Dijon
  • 1 cup Honey
  • cup Brown sugar
  • ½ cup Hot sauce
  • ½ cup Bourbon