Caribbean Passion Guava Pepper Jelly Picnic Ham
Ingredients
- 1 Caribbean Passion Picnic Ham
For the glaze
- 5 large guavas pureed
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 cups water
- 2 scotch bonnet peppers sliced
- 1 tbsp lime juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and remove ham from the packaging.
- Wrap ham in several layers of foil and place in a baking dish.
- Fill the baking dish with water and place ham in the oven to warm thoroughly, 10 mins per pound.
- Wash and dice guava into cubes, add them to a pot with water, and cook until tender (approx. 20 mins).
- Once they are cooked, blend or mash with a potato masher, and strain the contents to remove the seeds.
- In a saucepan, combine guava puree, scotch bonnet pepper, lime juice, and sugar.
- Cook for 5-10 mins over medium heat until thick and rich, remove the peppers.
- Remove ham from oven, discard water, and remove foil.
- Using a sharp knife, remove the skin, carve excess fat, and score to allow jam penetration.
- Spread half of the guava jelly all over the ham.
- Place ham in oven at 450°F, continually basting for 10-15 minutes or until ham is sticky and golden.
- Remove from oven, allow to rest before carving.
- Pour the remaining jam/jelly into a dish and serve alongside the ham.Enjoy!
