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Gluten-Free Sweet Baked Ham

Ingredients

  • 5-7 pound bone-in ham NOT a spiral ham
  • 3 cups apple cider vinegar
  • 2 cups brown sugar divided
  • 2 tablespoons dry mustard

Instructions

BOIL THE HAM

  • Slice the ham into 5-6 inch size chunks, removing the bone and fat.
  • In a very large pot, add 3 cups of cider vinegar, 6 cups of water and 1 cup of sugar. Whisk until the sugar is dissolved.
  • Add the ham chunks to the liquid and bring to a boil.
  • Cover and reduce the heat to a simmer. Simmer for about 2 hours until the ham is tender and can easily be shredded. (NOTE: Leave the lid on as much as possible during cooking. If you need to add more liquid, add 1 part vinegar to 2 parts water.)
  • Grease a 9x13 baking dish. Carefully remove the ham from the pot and place the ham in the baking dish and start to pull it apart a little bit.
  • In a small bowl, mix together the remaining 1 cup brown sugar with the dry mustard.
  • Sprinkle the brown sugar evenly over the ham. Cover the baking dish with foil.
  • MAKE-AHEAD STOPPING POINT! At this point you can refrigerate the ham until you’re ready to bake it. The ham can be prepared up to 3 days in advance.

BAKE THE HAM

  • Preheat the oven to 325F. Bake the ham (leave covered with foil) for 1 hour.
  • Stir the ham to toss in the brown sugar sauce. Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 1894kcal | Carbohydrates: 442g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 161mg | Potassium: 1212mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 431g | Vitamin A: 4IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 453mg | Iron: 6mg