Festive apricot-glazed ham – serves 12

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Ingredients

• 450g apricot jam
• 125ml orange juice
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 3kg ham leg, skin removed, fat left behind
• Mustard to serve

For the fruit

• 125ml (½ cup) castor sugar
• 500ml (2 cups) water
• ½ pineapple, peeled and chopped
• Small handful mint leaves + extra
• 750ml (3 cups) fruit (papaya, mango, pineapple and granadilla), cut into chunks

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C. Combine the jam, juice and garlic.
2. Using a small, sharp knife, score the ham fat in a diamond pattern.
3. Place in a deep roasting tray and cover the bone with foil. Season to your liking.
4. Brush with the glaze and roast for two hours, brushing with the remaining glaze throughout cooking.
5. Cover with foil if it browns too much.
6. Set aside to rest for 10 minutes before carving.
7. Serve hot or at room temperature.