Recipe: Strawberry Baked Ham

Strawberry Baked Ham
Source: Justin Wilson's Homegrown Louisiana Cookin'

1/2 cup strawberries, fresh, halved
5 to 8 pound smoked ham
1 cup strawberry wine
1 cup water
1 Tbsp Creole mustard

Preheat the oven to 350F.

Place the ham in a large roaster and arrange the strawberries on top.

Mix the wine, water, and Creole mustard together, then pour over the top of the ham, and let it drip down the sides. Bake for 1 hour, basting every 20 minutes.

After the ham is baked, slice and serve topped with a Strawberry Sauce (see following recipe).

Strawberry Sauce
Yield: about 3 cups

1 pt strawberries - fresh, whole, washed, stemmed
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup strawberry wine - or liqueur

In a medium-sized saucepan, mix all the ingredients together and cook covered over low heat until thickened, at least 3 hours, stirring occasionally. If you wish, mash the berries with a spoon. This can be stored in the refrigerator for several weeks.