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Coffee Rubbed Ham

April 10, 2017 by Sarah Ozimek 19 Comments

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This Coffee Rubbed Ham recipe has a deep smoke-cured flavor that penetrates through the meat. It is the perfect way to change up how you serve ham!

Coffee Rubbed Ham from Curious Cuisiniere

Cooking Big Meals For Leftovers

Do you get intimidated by the thought of making a big weekend meal?

Or, do you get excited thinking about a week made easy by delicious leftovers?

Even with just the two of us to cook for, cooking a big meal that leaves delicious leftovers makes busy weeks so much more relaxed. Our favorite is to cook up a big slab of meat so that we can take the leftovers and transform them into many meals throughout the next weeks, even freezing some for down the road when we get a craving, but don’t have the time for extravagant cooking.

Not that cooking these big meats has to be extravagant. Most of the time, after just a little prep, they simply require a lot of hands-off cooking time.

And, to leave for a few hours and come home to the smells like slow-roasted ham wafting through the door, knowing your meal is pretty much table-ready. That makes for a relaxing supper!

Coffee Rubbed Ham from Curious Cuisiniere

Making Coffee Rubbed Ham

We were head over heels for this ham.

The coffee and spices give a deep, almost smoke-cured flavor to the ham. By cutting deep slits in the meat, you allow the flavors to penetrate even to the center meat that normally doesn’t get any seasoning love.

After we attacked the ham for dinner, we chopped it up, thinking about how we would use it for the week:

Thick slices – For another ham dinner. It’s simple. But when the ham tastes this good, that’s all you need.

Thin slices – To go in sandwiches, either for lunch or a quick dinner on-the-go.

Chunks – Those pieces that don’t want to slice nicely aren’t cause for frustration. Our favorite way to use these pieces is with eggs: scrambled eggs and ham, ham and cheese strata, a quick ham and potato hash with a fried egg. And, who doesn’t love breakfast for dinner?

The bone – Don’t worry about getting all the meat off of that bone, and whatever you do DON’T THROW IT AWAY. This bone will become the flavor bomb in your next bean or pea soup. It can be as simple as water, beans, and that bone, slow simmered until the beans are tender, and you have quite a hearty meal. (If you don’t have soup plans in the near future, freeze the bone until you do.)

Coffee Rubbed Ham from Curious Cuisiniere

With so much meat, about half of the ham goes straight into the freezer for us. Otherwise, we’d be so tired of ham way before the pieces went bad. And, getting tired of ham is not a good thing. But, having those bags of pre-cooked that you can just pull out and thaw makes the “what’s for dinner” question a lot easier.

 

Coffee Rubbed Ham from Curious Cuisiniere
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Coffee Rubbed Ham
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 20 mins
 

This Coffee Rubbed Ham recipe has a deep smoke-cured flavor that penetrates through the meat. It is the perfect way to change up how you serve ham!

Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Servings: 16 people
Author: Sarah | Curious Cuisiniere

Ingredients
  • 9 - 12 lbs bone in ham, fully cooked
For The Coffee Rub
  • 4 Tbsp sugar
  • 3 Tbsp ground coffee
  • 3 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp ground black pepper
  • 3 Tbsp yellow mustard
  • 1 Tbsp molasses
Instructions
  1. In a small bowl, prepare the rub by mixing together sugar, ground coffee, garlic, red pepper flakes, paprika, and black pepper.
  2. In a separate bowl, whisk together mustard and molasses.
  3. Place the ham in a 9x13 baking dish (or roasting pan if it is too large). Score the ham deeply (up to 1”) by making diagonal cuts with a sharp knife. (This will allow the flavors of the rub to penetrate down into the meat.)
  4. Spread the mustard mixture all over the ham, getting as much into the cuts as possible.
  5. Rub the seasoning mixture all over the ham, again getting as much into the crevices you have cut as possible.
  6. Let the ham set overnight or up to 24 hours, refrigerated.
  7. When you are ready to cook the ham, preheat the oven to 325F. Cover the ham loosely with aluminum foil.
  8. Bake for 20 minutes per pound of your ham. (Our 9 lb ham baked for 3 hours.) Remove the foil after the first hour of cooking, which will create a nice crisp outer layer.

Recipe Notes

You can throw some carrots and chopped potatoes in the pan with the ham while it is cooking. They will become infused with the ham juices and seasonings, and eliminate the need to prepare sides for the meal.

 


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Filed Under: American Recipes, Meat and Poultry Recipes Tagged With: Coffee, Easter, Ham, Pork, Reviews, SundaySupper

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Comments

  1. Lori @ Foxes Love Lemons says

    October 16, 2013 at 2:18 pm

    I’m definitely in the “excited” camp for cooking a big meal. And this recipe is definitely a keeper!

    Reply
  2. Karen Hartzell (@InTheKitchenKP) says

    October 15, 2013 at 7:02 pm

    I will def have to try the coffee idea. Love the scoring on your ham too! Looks amazing! 🙂

    Reply
  3. Family Foodie says

    October 14, 2013 at 6:28 pm

    Your ham looks delicious! I love the rub you used to on the ham and I like the idea of using coffee. It must have smelled delicious when it was baking!

    Reply
  4. Susan P. (@littleredkitchn) says

    October 14, 2013 at 3:52 pm

    A delicious sounding rub and it looks great after it’s roasted, love that crust!

    Reply
  5. Hezzi-D says

    October 13, 2013 at 7:19 pm

    That ham looks just about perfect! I love the coffee rub.

    Reply
  6. Camille says

    October 13, 2013 at 4:38 pm

    That’s a keeper! Yum! I’m definitely going to have to add ham to our holiday menu to try this.

    Reply
  7. Alida says

    October 13, 2013 at 1:41 pm

    Oh this ham sounds wonderful! The molasses, paprika, mustard, coffee…it’s all of my favorite things rolled into one. Thanks for the great tips for leftovers!

    Reply
  8. Constance Smith says

    October 13, 2013 at 12:47 pm

    Yep, we always save the meaty bone for my hubby’s “soup beans” that he makes. This ham though, is gorgeous!!!

    Reply
  9. juanitascocina says

    October 13, 2013 at 11:54 am

    What a gorgeous ham!!! And the coffee rub is screaming my name!

    Reply
  10. Brianne Izzo (CupcakeKaleChip) says

    October 13, 2013 at 11:52 am

    That ham looks amazing, and you are right – so many ways to use the leftovers, and even that bone!!

    Reply
  11. Pamela @ Brooklyn Farm Girl says

    October 13, 2013 at 11:42 am

    I love ham but don’t eat it much, but when I do, I’m always looking for a great ham recipe.. this one is a keeper!

    Reply
  12. beate weiss-krull (@Beatepdx) says

    October 13, 2013 at 11:41 am

    Oh, how we love ham. It is perfect the day of, and all the delicious perfect additional meals. I love how you gave your ham a new twist. Yum!

    Reply
  13. Courtney @ Neighborfood says

    October 13, 2013 at 10:55 am

    Coffee rubbed?! This sounds absolutely wonderful. Leftover ham is one of my favorites–I especially love it in quiche and breakfast casseroles. Can’t wait to try this!

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      October 13, 2013 at 11:50 am

      Quiche is on the to-make list for leftovers!

      Reply
  14. girlichef (@girlichef) says

    October 13, 2013 at 9:31 am

    This sounds awesome…and it hints at ham w/ red-eye gravy with the addition of coffee (which I adore). And your tips are spot-on, I love using the ham bone in soup 🙂

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      October 13, 2013 at 11:51 am

      That reminds me, we really need to make some red-eye gravy!

      Reply
  15. thatskinnychickcanbake says

    October 13, 2013 at 8:58 am

    I’m always looking for new ways to prepare ham. Your rub sounds extraordinary!

    Reply
  16. Renee Dobbs (@reneedobbs) says

    October 13, 2013 at 5:38 am

    I could not agree more on saving that precious ham bone for cooking with it later. I can only imagine how incredible the house must smell with this ham cooking. Yum!

    Reply
  17. Cindy Kerschner says

    October 13, 2013 at 5:32 am

    I love ham but I’m with you, I can only eat so much as “ham” meals. Thanks for the coffee rub idea, that switches it up!

    Reply

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