Ham is a great choice for the holidays because it feeds a crowd and is easy to cook. My favorite brand is Petit Jean, because it’s delicious and made right in my home state of Arkansas.
For this recipe, what you are looking for is a 7-9 pound, bone-in, spiral sliced, smoked ham.
Baked Ham
7-9 pound Petit Jean ham (smoked and spiral cut)
1) Unwrap the ham and read the cooking instructions. It will tell you how long to cook it to heat it through, the baking temperature, and how much the ham weighs. Typically, it’s 10 minutes per pound at 325°.
2) Remove the plastic disc covering the bone (you might not see it at first). I don’t know why it’s there.
3) Place the ham cut side down in a roasting pan with a rack. You can use a casserole dish if you don’t have a roasting pan, but I like the way it turns out better in a pan with a rack.
4) Cover the pan tightly with aluminum foil.
5) Cook at 325 for 10-12 minutes per pound (the pounds will be listed on the tag on the packaging, as well as exactly how long you should cook it per pound), so you’ll end up cooking it for an hour and a half or so.
6) Let the ham rest for 10-20 minutes. A spiral cut ham is already sliced, so it’s easy to serve.
