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baked ham and sweet gravy

(1 rating)
mrdick1950 avatar
Recipe by
Marsha Gardner
@mrdick1950
Florala, AL

I have been making sweet gravy for so long and I can't remember how I got started. It is one of those recipes that just has always been there. Kids absolutely love it, well so do the grown ups. My husband who doesn't really have a sweet tooth thinks it is the best gravy I make. His first question when I say I am going to bake a ham is, are we having mashed potatoes? If we are he knows that I will make sweet gravy.

(1 rating)
method Bake

Ingredients For baked ham and sweet gravy

  • 1
    whole, shank or butt smithfield low sodium ham
  • 1 can
    water packed pineapple rings
  • 1 c
    brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1 jar
    maraschino cherries
  • GRAVY
  • 1/4 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1/4-1/2 c
    water
  • kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • few dash
    kitchen bouquet or gravy master for color

How To Make baked ham and sweet gravy

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 325-degrees. Trim ham and score. Place in an open roasting pan with 1 cup water.
  • 2
    Bake 12 minutes per pound. Meanwhile, drain pineapple, reserving juice. Mix pineapple juice and brown sugar to make the glaze for the ham.
  • 3
    The last hour of baking remove ham from oven and arrange pineapple rings and cherries. Secure with toothpicks. Pour half the glaze over ham and return to oven.
  • 4
    Baste several more times with the glaze, using it all up.
  • 5
    Remove ham from oven and transfer to either a cutting board or serving platter. While ham is resting skim as much grease as possible from ham drippings in pan.
  • 6
    Mix water and flour together along with salt and pepper in a jar or Tupperware shaker. Slowly add to the remaining drippings in the pan. Stirring to make sure all flour is dissolved. Bring to a boil to thicken. If gravy is too thick, add water to thin to desired consistency. If too runny make up a bit more flout and water. Add a couple dashes Kitchen Bouquet or Gravy Master to get desired color.
  • 7
    Serve with mashed potatoes and wait for the oohs and ahhs.
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