Grilled Molasses And Rum-glazed Fresh Ham

Total Time: 24 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 24 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 4 quarts water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup table salt
• 30 whole cloves
• 4 whole whole nutmegs, cracked
• 1 (8 lb) bone-in shank-end fresh ham, skinned and trimmed of all but a thin layer of fat
• 2 tablespoons coriander seeds, plus
• 2 teaspoons coriander seeds
• 4 teaspoons cumin seeds
• 4 teaspoons whole black peppercorns
• 4 teaspoons paprika
• 4 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1/4 cup dark rum
• 1/4 cup molasses (preferably mildly flavored)
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter

Recipe

• 1 brine ham: bring all brining ingredients except ham to a boil in a deep 8- to 9-quart pot (such as a pasta pot), stirring occasionally until sugar and salt are dissolved.
• 2 remove from heat and add ham.
• 3 (brine should cover ham; if not, make more brine.) cool mixture 30 minutes, then chill, covered, turning ham once or twice, at least 1 day and up to 2.
• 4 prepare grill for cooking using enough hardwood charcoal to fill a charcoal chimney or a shoe box.
• 5 when coals are ready, push them to one side of grill, leaving about two thirds of grill without coals.
• 6 put a drip pan opposite coals.
• 7 make spice rub and cook ham: finely grind all spice-rub ingredients together in an electric coffee/spice grinder.
• 8 drain ham and pat dry.
• 9 rub ground spices all over ham.
• 10 place ham on grill rack, fatty side up, over drip pan.
• 11 cover grill, leaving cover vents one fourth open and bottom vents fully open, and cook ham, adding a large handful of charcoal every 30 minutes.
• 12 after 1 hour, turn ham around so other side faces coals and continue to cook until a meat thermometer inserted near but not touching bone registers 155°f, 1 to 2 hours more.
• 13 make glaze while ham is grilling: heat glaze ingredients over moderate heat, stirring, until butter is melted.
• 14 during last 30 minutes of grilling, brush ham with glaze several times, letting excess fall into drip pan.
• 15 serve ham: transfer cooked ham to a platter and cover loosely with foil.
• 16 let ham stand 30 minutes to 1 hour before carving.
• 17 serve with pan drippings (skimmed of fat).
• 18 cooks' notes:.
• 19 • gas grill method: preheat grill to moderately low.
• 20 place ham, fatty side up, in grill on a rack in a large broiler pan.
• 21 close lid, then roast about 3 hours.
• 22 • oven method: roast ham, fatty side up, on a rack in a large roasting pan in a preheated 350°f oven, about 3 hours.