Soy and citrus glazed baked ham

Name: Soy and citrus glazed baked ham
Cook time: 1 h
Ingredients: 1 x 4.5kg leg of cooked ham on the bone; 1/4 cup soy sauce; 1/4 cup mirin; 1/2 cup soft brown sugar; 1/2 cup fresh orange juice; 2 star anise

Caroline Velilk and Caroline Velik

June 27, 2016

easyTime:30 mins - 1 hour

Make your Christmas pork shine with this tasty, Asian suggestion.

Ingredients

1 x 4.5kg leg of cooked ham on the bone
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup mirin
1/2 cup soft brown sugar
1/2 cup fresh orange juice
2 star anise

Method

Preheat the oven to 180C. With a small, sharp knife cut around the top of the ham bone and then gently peel the skin from the ham, using your fingers to loosen the skin. Try to keep a thick layer of fat on the ham. Discard skin and score the fat on the ham in a diamond pattern.
Mix together the soy, mirin, brown sugar, orange juice and star anise in a small saucepan and heat gently until sugar dissolves.
Brush it all over the ham to glaze it. Place in a baking dish and bake the ham for about 30 minutes, basting frequently. The ham should be beautiful and golden. Leave it to cool before slicing.