Smoked Holiday Ham with a Traditional Brine

Published 2020-11-28

Detailed guide to brining and smoking your own holiday ham that will look phenomenal on your dining table this Christmas or Thanksgiving. Beyond a 5 gallon bucket, there's nothing special you'll need for this one - really simple and straight forward.
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Recipe:
- For the brine, bring a pot of water to boil and drop in a half a potato. Add in sufficient kosher salt to the point where the potato floats. Then let your brine cool down to room temperature
- Add your raw ham into a brining bucket. Again, make sure the bring is room temp or cooler. Fill the bucket up with brine until the ham is fully covered
- Place the bringing bucket in the fridge for two weeks. Then drain the brine from the bucket and fill it back up with fresh cold water and let it sit for 30-60 minutes. Slice off a piece of the meat, fry it up and taste it to ensure it's not too salty. If it's too salty, place the ham back in another bucket of fresh water for another 30-60 minutes and repeat until you have the flavor profile you're looking for.
- Once you're done with the brining stage, pat it dry with paper towel and score diamond hashmarks into the skin and/or fat cap
- Preheat your smoker to 225F and cook your ham until you reach 145F in the thickest part of the ham. At the 3 hour mark increase the temp of your grill to 275F. We'd suggest smoking with cherry or maple wood.
- Make a baste by combining 3 tablespoons of brown sugar, 3 tablespoons of maple syrup, 6 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar and 1.5 tablespoons of soy sauce. Mix to combine and then baste the ham every 45-60 minutes over the course of the cook

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@BBQandBottles 3 years ago

If you try this recipe, remember to put the ham in a cold water bath (I’d suggest for 12-24 hours) after you’re finished with the wet brine. That will make sure the final ham doesn’t end up being too salty.

@timothyzimmerman8962 3 years ago

Ham looks fantastic. Great job. Have contemplated doing one several times. May just have to pull the trigger on getting one of these done. Thanks for the inspiration.

@iluxman 3 years ago

I love it! Thanks for sharing

@TheRabidPosum 3 years ago

Looks great! Ham is usually our Christmas dinner.

@lorettaspaven24 3 years ago

It looks good I’m hungry 😋 now good job on ham

@danielwilson1105 1 year ago

Best brined ham video on YT. 100%.

@scotthanson7840 3 years ago

I would need to buy another fridge. I don't have the room to brine a whole ham for 2 weeks, but this looks like an amazing feast.

@Wun_der 3 years ago

Hi, from S Petersburg, Russia,guys!!!!))))

@jorgeisaacguerrero 3 years ago

Thanks👍

@johnnystonks3970 3 years ago

What a Nice ham ! You are making me hungry !!! Good luck to not finish it right away ! From France

@p.jeffreyungar4908 3 years ago

That is one Festive Ham! Excellent idea! Who on earth down-votes a ham like this 🤨? A friend of mine smokes a Swedish Ham suspended over a turkey. The possible combinations are endless.