Jamon Con Sangria (sangria Ham)

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 -10 lbs bone-in ham
• 1/4 cup whole cloves
• 1 lb brown sugar
• 1 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
• 2 cups sangria (red)

Recipe

• 1 remove rind from ham.
• 2 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 3 use a sharp knife to score the ham a quarter inch deep in a diamond pattern.
• 4 place in large roasting pan fat side up, and stud the whole cloves in the center of each “diamondâ€?.
• 5 pack the top of the ham with the whole pound of brown sugar to coat the surface as thickly as possible.
• 6 roast uncovered for 20 minutes so sugar begins to melt.
• 7 mix pineapple juice and sangria. when the sugar has begun to melt, pour 1 cup of the sangria/juice mixture over ham, and return the ham to the oven for 30-40 minutes.
• 8 after one hour in the oven, baste ham with remaining mixture, stirring into the drippings. return the ham to the oven for 2 more hours, basting after the first hour with the remaining wine mixture.
• 9 lower oven temperature to 325 degrees; baste ham every 20 minutes with pan drippings for final hour of cooking. a meat thermometer should read 160 degrees before serving.