Alton Brown's City Ham Recipe

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Alton Brown's City Ham
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Ingredients:

  • 7 -8 lbs city-style brined ham, hock end
  • 1/4 cup brown mustard
  • 1 oz bourbon (poured into a spritz bottle)

Directions:

  1. Heat oven to 250 degrees F.
  2. Remove ham from bag, rinse and drain thoroughly.
  3. Place ham, cut side down, in a roasting pan.
  4. Using a small paring knife or clean utility knife set to the smallest blade setting, score the ham from bottom to top, spiraling clockwise as you cut.
  5. (If you are using a paring knife, be careful to only cut through the skin and first few layers of fat).
  6. Rotate the ham after each cut so that the scores are no more than 2-inches across.
  7. Once you have made it all the way around, move the knife to the other hand and repeat, spiraling counter clockwise.
  8. The aim is to create a diamond pattern all over the ham.
  9. (Don't worry too much about precision here.) Tent the ham with heave duty foil, insert a thermometer, and cook for 3 to 4 hours or until the internal temperature at the deepest part of the meat registers 130 degrees F.
  10. Remove and use tongs to pull away the diamonds of skin and any sheets of fat that come off with them.
  11. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
  12. Dab dry with paper towels, then brush on a liberal coat of mustard, using either a basting brush or a clean point brush (clean-as in never-touched paint).
  13. Sprinkle on brown sugar, packing loosely as you go until the ham is coated.
  14. Spritz this layer lightly with bourbon, then loosely pack on as much of the crushed cookies as you can. NOTE: A small empty spray bottle from the drug store is perfect.
  15. Insert the thermometer (don't use the old hole) and return to the oven (uncovered).
  16. Cook until interior temperature reaches 140 degrees F, approximately 1 hour.
  17. Let the roast rest for 1/2 hour before carving.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 247.2 Kcal (1035 kJ)
Calories from fat 29.89 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3.32g 5%
Sodium 213.63mg 9%
Potassium 153.93mg 3%
Total Carbs 53.25g 18%
Sugars 34.8g 139%
Dietary Fiber 0.76g 3%
Protein 2.06g 4%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Iron 2.3mg 13%
Calcium 51mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 369.4 Kcal (1547 kJ)
Calories from fat 44.66 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.96g 5%
Sodium 319.23mg 9%
Potassium 230.02mg 3%
Total Carbs 79.57g 18%
Sugars 52.01g 139%
Dietary Fiber 1.13g 3%
Protein 3.08g 4%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Iron 3.4mg 13%
Calcium 76.3mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 5.1
    Points
  • 7
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free

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