Adam Liaw’s honey and paprika glaze is a perfect match for ham

Name: Adam Liaw’s honey and paprika glaze is a perfect match for ham
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 10-15
Cuisine: Contemporary
Ingredients: 1 whole leg of ham (about 8kg)

Adam Liaw

December 5, 2023

Smoky honey-glazed ham with piquillo pepper salsa.William Meppem

Time:2 hours +Serves:10-15

This honey and paprika glaze is a perfect match for ham. It reminds me of the grilled ham at my brother’s local restaurant served simply with a drizzle of molasses and a few pickled peppers.

Ingredients

1 whole leg of ham (about 8kg)

Honey and smoked paprika glaze

150g honey
100g molasses
2 tbsp sherry vinegar
2 tbsp smoked paprika
2 tsp dried oregano
½ cup olive oil

Piquillo pepper salsa

300g roasted piquillo peppers (or other roasted capsicum), finely chopped
1 cup pitted green olives, roughly chopped
1 small red onion, very thinly sliced
1 tsp dried oregano
3 tbsp sherry vinegar
1 cup olive oil
salt and black pepper, to season

Method

Step 1
For the glaze, combine all the ingredients except the oil in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer. Stir through the oil and remove from the heat. Remove the skin from the ham
(leaving as much fat on as possible) and score the fat as you like. Brush with the glaze.
Step 2
For the salsa, place all of the ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Set aside for 30 minutes.
Step 3
Heat your oven to 180C fan-forced (200C conventional) and roast the ham for 1½ hours, brushing with the glaze every 20 minutes.