George Stella's Ham with Low-Carb Maple Glaze

George Stella tells us that "With this recipe, you get all the flavors of the baked ham you've come to love, but without all the sugars found in traditional glazes."

• 9 - 10 pound hickory-smoked ham (fully cooked)
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon white vinegar
• 1 1/4 cups sugar substitute (Stella suggests Splenda)
• 2 - 3 tablespoons bourbon
• 1 tablespoon whole cloves

METHOD

Preheat oven to 325°F.

Place ham face down in a shallow baking pan; cover loosely with foil.

Place on lower rack of oven and bake for 1 hour.

While ham bakes, mix all glaze ingredients in a bowl, set aside. After 1 hour of cooking, remove ham from oven, uncover and stand fatty side up. With a sharp knife, make shallow cuts all over top in a tic-tac-toe fashion, scoring 1" squares.

Insert single whole cloves in squares created by cuts.

Pour glaze over the ham. Place uncovered ham in oven and cook for 30 minutes. Let stand 15 minutes before slicing.

Reprinted with permission from ©2005 George Stella Livin' Low Carb, published by Simon & Schuster

 

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