Holiday ham slice with cinnamon apple rings
6 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | each | 1\" thick fully cooked ham slice (about 2 pounds) |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Hot sauce |
| 24 | eaches | Whole cloves |
| 3 | mediums | Cooking apples; unpeeled, cored and cut into 1/2\" rings |
| 2 | cups | ;water |
| 1 | cup | Red cinnamon candies |
| ½ | cup | Sugar |
Directions
CINNAMON APPLE RINGS
: Slash fat along edges of ham to prevent curling. Spread hot sauce over surface of ham, and place in a lightly greased 13" x 9" x 2" baking dish. Bake at 325F for 25 minutes or until meat thermometer registers 140F. Transfer to a serving platter; serve with Cinnamon Apple Rings. Yield: 6 to 8 servings.
CINNAMON APPLE RINGS:
: Stick cloves into apple rings. Combine water and candies in a large skillet; bring to a boil, stirring until candies dissolve. Add apple rings; reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes or just until apple rings are tender, turning several times. : Remove apple rings from skillet. Add sugar to skillet, and bring to a boil; boil 3 minutes.
Pour syrup over apple rings, turning to glaze both sides. Cool slightly. Yield: 8 servings.
Karen Ann Jenkins of Louisiana, in November, 1990"Southern Living".