Baked Ham with a Ginger Beer and Mustard Glaze

, from Issue #124, page 72. October, 2025
Photography by Josh Griggs.
Baked Ham with a Ginger Beer and Mustard Glaze

It’s hard to resist a glossy baked ham, and this little beauty has a delicious spiced ginger and citrusy glaze — perfect for Christmas Day.

Serves: 20 - 25

INGREDIENTS

Ham
1 whole cooked champagne ham (about 7 kilograms)

Glaze
1 cup ginger beer
2 tablespoons orange zest
1 cup orange juice
1 cup muscovado sugar
1 tablespoon each apple cider vinegar, Dijon mustard and wholegrain mustard
2 whole star anise
2 teaspoons each ground coriander and ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground cloves

METHOD

In the new dish Christmas issue available Monday, November 3, we share the full recipe for this showstopping centrepiece, complete with the step-by-step method, expert tips for the perfect glaze, and how to serve it hot, warm, or at room temperature.