Uploaded December 2011 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Christmas Dinner Recipe: Glazed Ham - A tasty alternative to turkey this year is a juicy ham joint soaked in a ginger beer marinade. This combination is sure to tickle your taste buds if you feel like shaking things up this festive season.
So, start a new tradition this Christmas and follow the recipe below.
Ingredients
* 1 (3kg) ham joint, on the bone. (If yours has no bone, you will need to adjust the cooking times given here subtantially)
For the marinade
* Grated root ginger
* 10 cloves
* 6 star anise
* 4 Tsp All Spice
* 10 juniper berries
* 1 nutmeg
* Enough ginger beer to cover
For cooking
* Whole celery
* 1 orange
* 1 onion
* 2 jars (350g each) of apple jelly
* bottle of lager
* Bay leaves
Method
1. Put all the marinade ingredients and the ham in a large tub or pan overnight to soak.
2. The next day, put soaked ham in a large pot, cover with the marinade and enough cold water to cover. Add the celery, 1 halved orange, 1 whole onion and bay leaves and bring to the boil.
3. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour 15 minutes, then allow the ham to rest and cool in the liquid for a further hour.
4. Drain and pat dry. Keep reserve liquid for stock.
5. Heat oven to 170°. Take the skin off the joint and trim the fat until only 1cm remains. Score a criss cross patern on to the fat with a sharp knife. Place the ham in a roasting tin. Melt the apple jelly in a pan and pour over. Stud the joint with whole cloves and 2/3 star anise.
6. Roast in oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes, basting every 20 minutes to prevent syrup burning. Add as much beer as you need bit by bit to stop the jelly drying out and burning. Turn up heat to 200° for a further 15 minutes in order to caramelise outside.
7. Leave to stand for up to an hour before carving
MORE OF MARGARET'S MAGICAL CHRISTMAS DINNER
* Perfectly Crisp Roast Potatoes
* Festive Cranberry and Plum Sauce
* Delicious Glazed Ham
* Sumptious Roast Turkey
Christmas Dinner Recipe: Glazed Ham - A tasty alternative to turkey this year is a juicy ham joint soaked in a ginger beer marinade. This combination is sure to tickle your taste buds if you feel like shaking things up this festive season.
So, start a new tradition this Christmas and follow the recipe below.
Ingredients
* 1 (3kg) ham joint, on the bone. (If yours has no bone, you will need to adjust the cooking times given here subtantially)
For the marinade
* Grated root ginger
* 10 cloves
* 6 star anise
* 4 Tsp All Spice
* 10 juniper berries
* 1 nutmeg
* Enough ginger beer to cover
For cooking
* Whole celery
* 1 orange
* 1 onion
* 2 jars (350g each) of apple jelly
* bottle of lager
* Bay leaves
Method
1. Put all the marinade ingredients and the ham in a large tub or pan overnight to soak.
2. The next day, put soaked ham in a large pot, cover with the marinade and enough cold water to cover. Add the celery, 1 halved orange, 1 whole onion and bay leaves and bring to the boil.
3. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour 15 minutes, then allow the ham to rest and cool in the liquid for a further hour.
4. Drain and pat dry. Keep reserve liquid for stock.
5. Heat oven to 170°. Take the skin off the joint and trim the fat until only 1cm remains. Score a criss cross patern on to the fat with a sharp knife. Place the ham in a roasting tin. Melt the apple jelly in a pan and pour over. Stud the joint with whole cloves and 2/3 star anise.
6. Roast in oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes, basting every 20 minutes to prevent syrup burning. Add as much beer as you need bit by bit to stop the jelly drying out and burning. Turn up heat to 200° for a further 15 minutes in order to caramelise outside.
7. Leave to stand for up to an hour before carving
MORE OF MARGARET'S MAGICAL CHRISTMAS DINNER
* Perfectly Crisp Roast Potatoes
* Festive Cranberry and Plum Sauce
* Delicious Glazed Ham
* Sumptious Roast Turkey
