RecipeMeatYield: Serves 6Cook time: 30 min
Ham Caribbean
Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), page 235. Vision transcription from the scanned page; needs review.
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2-pound fully cooked center-cut ham slice, cut 1 inch thick
- 8-ounce can pineapple chunks (juice pack)
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves or nutmeg
- 1/2 cup orange juice or 1/4 cup orange juice plus 2 tablespoons rum
- 1/3 cup light raisins
Instructions
- Trim fat from ham. Slash edges of ham at 1-inch intervals. Place on a rack in a shallow baking pan. Bake in a 350° oven for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, drain pineapple chunks, reserving juice. If necessary, add water to reserved juice to measure 1/3 cup. In a small saucepan combine brown sugar, cornstarch, and cloves. Stir in pineapple juice, orange juice, and, if using, rum. Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 2 minutes more. Stir in pineapple chunks and raisins. Heat through. Spoon over ham. Serves 6.
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Historical recipe source: Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), Meredith Corporation. View the cited page at the Internet Archive.
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