Can’t Find A Turkey? Celebrate Thanksgiving With Ham This Year

Few things bring family and friends together quite like the holidays and serving up an elegant, seasonal meal centered around a mouthwatering main dish is a recipe for creating lasting memories with the ones you love.

Forging a fabulous holiday experience for the special people in your life starts with choosing a flavorful, tender cut of meat to serve as the centerpiece of the meal. Hand-cut by expert butchers, an option like Spiral-Sliced Ham from Omaha Steaks can serve as the focal point of a memorable holiday dinner. Flash frozen to capture freshness and flavor, you can select a standout cut of meat from the comfort of your home and have it delivered directly to your door in time to put together a tender, juicy main course.

Rum And Cola Holiday Ham
Recipe: Courtesy Of Omaha Steaks Executive Chef David Rose
Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 80 minutes
Servings: 10-12

Ham:
1 Omaha Steaks Spiral-Sliced Ham (8 pounds)

Glaze:
1 Cup Cherry Fruit Spread
3/4 Cup Dark Spiced Rum
3/4 Cup Cola
2 Teaspoons Of Worcestershire Sauce
1 Tablespoon Of Dijon Mustard
1/4 Teaspoon Of Kosher Salt

Thaw the frozen ham in the refrigerator for 24-48 hours, then remove the ham from the refrigerator and the ham gets to room temperature for about 30-45 minutes.

Preheat your oven to 325˚F, remove the ham from the foil and the film, return the ham to the foil wrapping and place it in an oven-safe roasting pan. Roll the foil down, leaving 2 inches of foil around the bottom of the ham.

Place the roasting pan with the ham in the oven on the lower rack and heat it uncovered for 60-75 minutes, until it starts to brown. While the ham is cooking, make the glaze.

To make the glaze, in a medium sauce pot, whisk the: fruit spread, rum, cola, Worcestershire Sauce, Dijon Mustard and Salt until they are well incorporated, bring it to a boil then reduce the heat to medium. Simmer over medium heat for 10 minutes and then remove it from the heat, allowing it to cool down to room temperature.

During the last 15 minutes of cooking, glaze the ham every 5 minutes. Find more holiday recipe inspirations, go to: www.OmahaSteaks.com/blog/recipes.