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Spiral Ham in the Slow Cooker<\/p>\nSpiral Ham in the Slow Cooker<\/p>\n
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When it\u2019s finished, the meat should be tender and almost falling off the bone, and you\u2019ll have a great cooking liquid that can be sopped up with rice, tortillas, potatoes, bread\u2026or egg noodles tossed with a little salt and sour cream. When the maple syrup and brown sugar, each with its own deep, sulfur-y, molasses-y flavor, combine with the cider vinegar and the mustards, they create a tangy liquid to serve with this ham. I like to think of it as a marinade that comes at the end instead of the beginning. Sign me up! I love to serve a bed of braised cabbage here, too.<\/p>\n
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1 (6- to 7-pound) bone-in, hickory-smoked, uncured fully cooked ham<\/p>\n
5 medium parsnips, peeled and halved lengthwise<\/p>\n
5 medium carrots, peeled and halved lengthwise<\/p>\n
1 cup maple syrup<\/p>\n
2 cups unsweetened apple juice<\/p>\n
\u00bd cup packed dark brown sugar<\/p>\n
\u00bd cup smooth Dijon mustard<\/p>\n
\u00bd cup grainy Dijon mustard<\/p>\n
2 T. apple cider vinegar<\/p>\n
Kosher salt (if needed)<\/p>\n
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Pour 3 cups of water into a 7-quart slow cooker. Add the ham, cut-side up, as well as the parsnips and carrots. Pour the maple syrup and apple juice over the ham, and sprinkle the brown sugar over the top. Cook on high, uncovered, for 30 to 45 minutes, then cover the slow cooker and cook on low until the ham is tender, 3 to 4 hours. Hams vary in size and tenderness, so be patient. When it\u2019s tender, the meat should come off the bone with very little resistance. Taste a small piece for tenderness.\u00a0 Transfer the ham and vegetables to a deep serving platter (reserve the liquid in the pot). Use a pair of kitchen shears or scissors to cut the slices of ham off the bone and let them fall onto the platter. Stir both kinds of mustard and the vinegar into the cooking liquid left in the slow cooker and taste for seasoning\u2014the sauce may or may not need salt. Pour the liquid over the ham and vegetables, and serve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Spiral Ham in the Slow Cooker When it\u2019s finished, the meat should be tender and almost falling off the bone, and you\u2019ll have a great cooking liquid that can be sopped up with rice, tortillas, potatoes, bread\u2026or egg noodles tossed with a little salt and sour cream. When the maple syrup and brown sugar, each with its own deep, sulfur-y, molasses-y flavor, combine with the cider vinegar and the mustards, they create a tangy liquid to serve with this…<\/p>\n