I don’t make ham very often. I’m not really sure why. I like ham, it’s just not something that pops into my head when I’m planning my weekly shopping list. Months or even years will go by without me feeling the urge – but when I do, I normally prefer a sweet glaze on it.
In fact my favorite recipe is from Nigella Bites cookbook and it’s the coca-cola ham. You simmer it in cola and onions for a few hours, then remove it and slather it with molasses, brown sugar, cloves and mustard powder and bake for an hour until crispy and sticky. SO. GOOD. When I do make it, I always serve it with her sweet corn custard from the same book, which is also amazing.
Anyway, they were practically giving hams away at the grocery store the other day and I couldn’t pass one up. Obviously my usual preferred methods weren’t going to work for a low carb version, so I had to come up with something different. Being that the winters are mild here in SC, my rosemary bush is thriving so I picked a bunch of that and chopped it up. I love mustard with ham, so in it went along with some mayo. Then some minced garlic, and freshly ground pepper and my paste was made.
I slathered it on the smoky caramel colored skin and popped it into the oven at 300 degrees for 5 hours (for a 19lb ham). It was really, really good! Not necessarily a groundbreaking combination – but there’s something to be said for simplicity. I just may have a new favorite way to eat ham, and I have a feeling it will be making it onto our table a lot more often from now on…
Rosemary & Mustard Crusted Baked Ham – Low Carb & Gluten Free
Ingredients
- 1 cup prepared mustard
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 Tbsp garlic, minced
- 2 Tbsp rosemary, chopped
- freshly ground pepper
- 1 smoked ham
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a small bowl.
- Place your ham in a roasting pan fat side up. Slather generously with your mustard mixture. Pour about 1/2 cup of water into the bottom of the pan and place in a preheated 300 degree oven. Bake for about 15 minutes per lb. uncovered.
- Serve with your choice of low carb side dishes – roasted asparagus and some cauli mash would go perfectly! Hope you like it!
- Category: Entree
- Cuisine: Roast
Jessica says
I love your recipes! Thank you! Do you think this could be done in a crock pot?
Mellissa Sevigny says
I don’t see why not – you won’t get a crust on it but it will still taste great I’m sure!
Catherine says
Hi can you substitute Grey poupon country Dijon mustard for the prepared mustard instead?
Mellissa Sevigny says
yes, definitely!
Calvin says
Sounds like a flavorful combo with the rosemary herb.
Mindy says
This was so amazing and delicious!! My husband smoked our 12 pound spiral ham with cherry wood for 2.5 hours, then we slathered this on it, wrapped it up in butcher paper, and cooked it at 350 for 1.5 hours. It was so flavorful and juicy! The best spiral ham I have ever had! I love that it wasn’t sticky and sweet like spiral hams normally are. I really wanted a savory ham, and this totally hit the spot!
★★★★★
Mellissa Sevigny says
So glad you guys liked it Mindy!!!
Amie Rikke says
This is the best keto ham recipe. It’s delicious and easy. It turns out every time.
Love this recipe, everyone in my family loves it.
Kris says
This is the third or fourth time I’ve made this recipe and I finally have a chance to send my compliments! I love how simple and flavorful it is and keto compliant. Way better than the pre-keto sweet glaze too! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe.
★★★★★
Sylvia Huitsing says
The recipe cites ‘smoked ham’ but doesn’t say what size? Probably impacts the amount of ingredients for the mustard glaze, right?
Steve Kwan says
Made this for Christmas Eve. This was amazing. Thank-you for the recipe will be doing this again.
Followed the recipe implicitly. I feel I have no right to rate or comment on a recipe unless I follow the author’s instructions.
★★★★★
Patti Greig says
My DD was hosting Easter dinner and I helped picked out this recipe! I normally is not a fan of ham because I find it too salty, but this dish turned out excellent! I am saving this one as ham is one of my DH favorite dishes!
★★★★★
Alice eller says
Had our ham this holiday with this mustard glaze. Excellent !! Very easy, and our crowd all loved it. Defiantly a “keeper”.