Christmas Ham in Belize

Enjoying your vacation house rental in Belize and celebrating the joy and Christmas cheers with family and friends is the best way to spend the holidays. Family and friends visit each other on during this wonderful celebration and your Belize home rental is no exception. So be prepared and make a feast for your guests.


An easy and delicious platter to prepare and serve in your Belize cabinrental is the traditional Christmas Ham. All you need are a few ingredients that can be purchased in any store just a few minutes away from Better in Belize eco-community. Our 132-acre tropical rainforest paradise offers two of the best off-grid living rental in Belize.  Both our Toucan House and Treetops are the best place for you and your loved ones to spend quality vacation time during the merriest time of the year.

Ingredients needed are:
1 Ham of desired size
1 Small Pack ofCloves
1/4 cup yellow Mustard

For Glaze:
1 cup Brown Sugar
1/2 tsp Soy Sauce 
1 tsp Yellow Mustard 
1 tbsp. White Vinegar 
1/4 cup Honey

Preparing the ham glaze in your Belize vacation rental is quite an easy procedure all you need to do is mix all ingredients together. Baking the hamjust place fat side up in roasting pan, the mustard isspread over the ham surface then covered with foil and roasted for an approximately 13-17 minutes per pound. Then remove ham 20 minutes before finishing and remove any skin. Cut in uniform diamond shapes on the ham's fat surface and insert cloves in each diamond, then brush on glaze and bake for 10 minutes uncovered which after 10 minutes reapply glaze and cook for another 10-20 minutes or until glaze is brown. The ham should be baked at 135 degrees in the center to ensure that cooking is complete which can be served with Rice and Beans or Flour Tortilla and salad.


If you love the most wonderful time of the year but don’t want to be in the snow then get a vacation home rental in Belize and you will definitely have a blast at Better In Belize Eco Villagejust email us at info@betterinbelize for more information. 
Location: Belize

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