Smoking your precooked spiral ham might be a little challenging but imagine how mouth-watering it is if you get done with it perfectly.
So, no worries you will get to know how to smoke a precooked spiral ham perfectly with these 4 easy steps:
- Prepare the glaze
- Ready the precooked spiral ham
- Smoke it for 3 hours
- Garnish with your favorites
Keep on reading and you will have a complete guide on how to smoke your precooked spiral ham with just these 4 steps and no worries as alternatives have been suggested.
What You’re Going to Need?
- A saucepan
- Smoker
- A foil pan or a rack
- Smoked spiral ham
- 3 Tbsp honey
- 2 ¼ cups of ginger ale
- 1 cup of brown sugar
- 4 ½ cups of apple cider vinegar
- Garnishments – broccoli, cauliflower, mushrooms, tomatoes, olives, etc.
Step 1- prepare the glaze
Now, first of all, I should mention that you can use any kind of glaze for your favorites and I’m gonna go with a honey glaze which is easy to make.
I will tell you how to make the honey glaze for your dish of precooked spiral ham.
You will need a small saucepan for this task. First, add ginger ale and then brown sugar, mustard, honey, vinegar, and Apple cider to the saucepan.
Then boil it till the glaze gets reduced by half and approximately it will take 15 minutes.
Do not run anywhere after keeping the saucepan to boil. Remember you need to stir it well without breaks.
Then take the saucepan away from heat and let it be a little cool.
Step 2 – Ready the precooked spiral ham
Well, now take your precooked spiral ham which you long waited to taste a bite.
You need to remove all the wrapping from the ham and take a somewhat large foil pan or a rack that is easy to handle during the process of smoking, to lay the ham.
Now you can either pull the slices of the ham one by one and apply honey glaze separately. Make sure not to separate them totally.
But, if you want to keep it in the same look until it is served, you can just apply the prepared honey glaze just all over the ham. Then look after the top of the ham at last.
Cover the ham totally with honey glaze or you can use any kind of glaze as you wish.
Step 3- Smoke it for 3 hours
Yey! Now you are going to smoke the precooked spiral ham.
First, you should prep your smoker according to the directions mentioned by the manufacturer. Normally, you can set the smoker at about 230-240 degrees F.
You can use apple wood chips or cherry wood chips in the smoker.
Now, keep the pan or the rack with your precooked spiral ham inside the smoker. Remember to place the ham on the cut side down in the pan.
Make sure you close the lid perfectly!
Check out the spiral ham which is cooking with a mouth-watering smell once in an hour and if needed apply more glaze with a brush.
If the slices have started to fall while smoking use some toothpicks and pin them up on the ham.
Be careful when opening the smoker and do not forget to use gloves all the time when you are touching the rack or the pan.
You’ll see how delicious the ham is and also you will notice it has got some moisture as well.
Take out your smoked spiral ham after 3 hours from the smoker and you won’t be able to stay calm even till the garnishing part finishes.
Step 4 – Garnish with your favorites
Garnishing any disk is the most fun part.
So there’s no handbook for garnishing and you can garnish your smoked spiral ham with anything you want.
You can use cloves all over the spiral ham or else you can garnish the ham with broccoli, olives, tomatoes, etc.
Here we go! Your precooked smoked spiral ham is now ready to serve your stomach. See how delicious and colorful the ham is.
It took only very simple steps to smoke a precooked spiral ham and remember that the spiral ham is already cooked and we are just heating it a bit with our favorite glaze before having it on the table.
Apart from the above steps, I thought it would be helpful if I can guide you to make your smoked spiral ham healthier.
Try to add more veggies such as cauliflower, leeks, bell peppers, and broccoli to garnish your smoked ham as these can increase the protein levels of your body.
No issue with being a meat lover if you are aware of the veggies that play a major role in making your body strong.
You also can use fruits such as grapes and berries with herbs to give your smoked spiral ham a different vibe.
Final Thoughts
I suppose by now you have a perfect idea of how to smoke a precooked ham without messing with the procedure.
You can mix the precooked spiral ham after smoking with any kind of glaze and taste it. It is good if you can consider the nutrition levels of the veggies or anything you take for garnish in the spiral ham.
So make your holidays more memorable with smoked precooked spiral ham and let your friends and family feel that you are a pro at smoking ham.
Cheers till next time!
