Name: Chef John's Honey-Glazed Ham
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: Water, or as needed - ¾ cup; Whole star anise - 2; Whole cloves, or more to taste - 12; Country-style ham - 1 (7 pound); Firmly packed light brown sugar - 1 cup; Honey - ¼ cup; Dijon mustard - 2 tablespoons; Rice vinegar - 2 tablespoons; Freshly ground black pepper - 1 ½ teaspoons; Worcestershire sauce - ½ teaspoon; Cayenne pepper - 1 pinch

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15 min.

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Ingredients for - Chef John's Honey-Glazed Ham

1. Water, or as needed - ¾ cup

2. Whole star anise - 2

3. Whole cloves, or more to taste - 12

4. Country-style ham - 1 (7 pound)

5. Firmly packed light brown sugar - 1 cup

6. Honey - ¼ cup

7. Dijon mustard - 2 tablespoons

8. Rice vinegar - 2 tablespoons

9. Freshly ground black pepper - 1 ½ teaspoons

10. Worcestershire sauce - ½ teaspoon

11. Cayenne pepper - 1 pinch

How to cook deliciously - Chef John's Honey-Glazed Ham

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

2. Stage

Prepare ham: Add water, star anise, and cloves to the bottom of a roasting pan. Place a roasting rack into the pan; place ham on the rack. Cut 1/4-inch-deep slashes, 1/2-inch apart, lengthwise and crosswise across the top of ham.

3. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.

4. Stage

While ham is baking, make glaze: Whisk together brown sugar, honey, mustard, vinegar, black pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and cayenne pepper in a medium bowl until thick and smooth.

5. Stage

Brush glaze all over ham. Continue baking ham, brushing with glaze every 20 minutes, until glaze is deep golden and ham is heated through, about 2 hours 10 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of ham should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

6. Stage

Run a kitchen torch over ham until glaze is crispy and caramelized, 2 to 5 minutes. Mariko