Christmas Crusted Roast with Maple Syrup Glaze

Name: Christmas Crusted Roast with Maple Syrup Glaze
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 5 servings
Ingredients: 900 g smoked pork neck or Prague ham in one piece; 100 ml pineapple juice; 1 organic orange; 3 tbsp maple syrup; 1 tsp ground ginger; 1 tsp ground star anise (cumin substitute); 1 handful whole cloves

75 min

Under an hour

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Preparation method

Ingredients overview

900 g smoked pork neck or Prague ham in one piece
100 ml pineapple juice
1 organic orange
3 tbsp maple syrup
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground star anise (cumin substitute)
1 handful whole cloves

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 170 degrees top/bottom heat. Score the rind or surface of the ham in a diamond pattern about 0.5 cm deep. Insert a clove into each resulting square.

Slice one half of the orange, and squeeze the juice from the other half. Mix the pineapple juice with the freshly squeezed orange juice, maple syrup, ground ginger, and star anise to form a marinade.

Baking

Line a baking dish with baking paper and arrange the orange slices in it. Place the roast on the orange slices and pour the prepared marinade over it. Cook the roast in the oven for approx. 1 hour, basting it with the marinade from the dish every 15 minutes.