Hickory-Honey Ham...Christmas With The Kranks

I got this Christmas movie cookbook during our 2022 holiday to LA see here and I still haven't made anything from it, so for our Christmas in July, I thought I would try the Hickory-Honey ham from the movie Christmas with The Kranks.

Scenes from the movie where Nora is running towards the last ham in the store, only to be outsmarted by an elderly lady.

I managed to get a couple of reduced shoulder hams from woolies back in May so this gave me an excuse to try a recipe from the book.

We also got some Hickory smoking chips for the BBQ.

It is a ham that has been smoked over Hickory wood chips for several hours, served with a honey gravy, not out of a tin which it is in the movie.

Ingredients

8 cups hickory or other

hardwood chips

2 large aluminum foil pans

1 (4kg) fully cooked

bone in ham

1/4 cup salted butter

1 shallot, minced

1/3 cup honey

1/4 cup dark brown sugar

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

1 tbsp balsamic vinegar

1 tbsp wholegrain mustard

1 tsp ground ginger

1/2 tsp ground black pepper

1/2 cup chicken broth

1 tsp corn flour

Method

1. Soak woodchips in water to cover for at least 30 minutes; drain well. Prepare a charcoal or gas barbeque for indirect grilling by heating one side to medium and leaving the other side unheated.

2. Poke several holes in one of the foil pans with a metal skewer, or fork and place on the heated side of the grill. Fill with half of the wood chips. Remove the grill grate on the unheated side and place the other foil pan (do not poke holes in this one) on the bottom rack. Pour in 2 cups water. Replace the grill grate over the foil pans.

3. Place the ham on the grill rack on the unheated side, over the pan of water. Smoke for 3-5 hours or until meat thermometer inserted in the centre registers 60°C.

4. Melt butter over a medium heat. Add shallot and cook for 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in the honey, brown sugar, vinegars, mustard, ginger and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently for 3 more minutes.

5. In a small bowl, combine broth and corn flour. Stir into the sauce mixture. Bring to the boil. Cook for 1 minute, stirring frequently, until thickened. Reduce heat, cover and keep warm until ready to serve.

Enjoy.

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