Bone-in Chinese Ham Recipe

Game to make your own ham for the holidays? For bold and intense flavor, choose bone-in, woodchip-smoked ham. The smoky taste pairs well with the equally assertive flavors of the fruity compote. Round it out with soft and mild kesong puti or Brie.

Bone-in Chinese Ham Recipe

Carina Guevara-Galang

The smoky taste pairs well with the flavors of the fruity compote.

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Resting Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Course Main Dishes

Cuisine Others

Servings 12

Ingredients

  

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Bone-in Chinese Ham Ingredients

• 1/4 Cup dried figs chopped
• 1/4 Cup golden raisins
• 1/2 Cup bourbon whiskey
• 1/2 Cup honey
• 1/3 Cup orange jam or marmalade
• peel from 1 large orange
• Salt
• 3 kilos Chinese ham bone-in, thawed

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 300°F.
• Make the compote: Soak dried figs and raisins in whiskey for 15 minutes. Transfer to a saucepan.
• Add remaining ingredients; mix well.
• Simmer on low heat for about 8 to 10 minutes or until syrupy. Reserve ¼ cup.
• Place ham on a wire rack set on top of a baking tray. Brush ham with reserved compote.
• Roast ham in the oven for 30 minutes. Wrap ham loosely with foil halfway through cooking to prevent the compote from scorching.
• Transfer to a platter and serve with the rest of the sides.

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