Baked Maple, Honey Glazed Smoked Ham with Brussel Sprouts Almondine and Roasted Garlic Mashed Red Potatoes

Ingredients:

• 1 7-8 pound smoked ham
• 2 oranges, juiced
• 1 cup honey
• 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
• 1 tsp. Nutmeg
• 1 tsp. Whole cloves
• 1 tbsp. Butter
• brussel sprouts
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted
• 2 tbsp. Butter
• sea salt
• fresh cracked pepper
• 3 # red potatoes
• 6 - 8 cloves garlic
• 1 tbsp. Extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup milk

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375’f
2. Prepare glaze; melt butter and place in a bowl, add honey, maple syrup, nutmeg, and orange juice, blend.
3. Remove the outer skin of the ham and trim off excess fat. Score the ham into a checker board effect. Spike the ham with cloves, place ham in a large roasting pan and brush all over with glaze.
4. Place ham in the oven for approx. 2 hours, basting often
5. Meanwhile prepare the potatoes; place potatoes in salted water and boil until fork tender.
6. In a skillet add olive oil, heat and add garlic, cook all sides until golden. Puree garlic, put aside.
7. Clean the brussel sprouts and make a criss-cross incision on the bottom of the sprout. Place in salted, boiling water for approx. 3 minutes. Shock in ice water to stop the cooking.
8. Assemble the meal by mashing the potatoes, season, add garlic, and blend in milk.
9. In a skillet melt butter, and add sprouts, almonds, and season
10. Slice the ham into medium- thin slicesServes8 people.