Cherry Dijon-glazed Ham

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 (16 ounce) can pitted dark sweet cherries in syrup, undrained
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
• 6 tablespoons grey poupon dijon mustard, divided
• 4 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
• 1 (3 lb) fully cooked boneless smoked ham

Recipe

• 1 drain cherries, reserving syrup.
• 2 combine the cherry syrup, wine, sugar, 2 tablespoons of the mustard, the cornstarch and juice concentrate in small saucepan.
• 3 cook on medium-high heat until mixture thickens and starts to boil, stirring constantly.
• 4 remove 1/3 cup of the sauce; reserve for later use.
• 5 stir cherries into remaining sauce; cover.
• 6 refrigerate until ready to use.
• 7 brush ham with remaining 1/4 cup mustard.
• 8 bake ham as directed on package (i think it says 20 minutes per pound), brushing occasionally with the reserved 1/3 cup sauce for the last 30 minute of the baking time.
• 9 meanwhile, cook cherry sauce on medium-low heat until heated through, stirring occasionally.
• 10 carve ham.
• 11 serve ham slices topped with the warm cherry sauce.