Recipe For Cooking Madeira Baked Smithfield Ham

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\nMadeira Baked Smithfield Ham

1 (15 1/2 lb.) fully cooked smoked Smithfield ham or Tennessee ham
3 Tbsp. butter, room temperature
1 tea. ground nutmeg
1 (750 ml) bottle Madeira

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Trim rind and excess fat from ham, leaving 1/4-in.-thick layer of fat. Place ham on roasting rack set in heavy lrg. roasting pan. Spread butter over ham. Sprinkle nutmeg over ham. Pour Madeira into pan. Bake ham until well glazed and dark brown, basting every 10 min. with pan juices, about 1 1/2 hr.. Let ham stand at least 20 min.

Thinly slice ham, beginning at shank end and proceeding at angle toward thicker part of ham. Serve ham hot or at room temperature.