Ingredients

• 1  5- to 6-pound cooked bone-in ham
•   Whole cloves
• 1/2  cup Irish stout (such as Guinness), apple cider, or apple juice
• 1/4  cup honey
• 1/4  cup butter
• 6  small parsnips, peeled and halved lengthwise
• 1  pound red boiling onions, peeled* and halved, and/or medium red onions, quartered

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Score ham by making diagonal cuts in fat in a diamond pattern. Stud the ham with cloves. Place ham on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Insert a meat thermometer into thickest portion of the ham. (The thermometer should not touch bone.) Bake for 30 to 60 minutes or until thermometer registers 120 degrees F.

2. Meanwhile, for glaze, in a small saucepan, combine stout, honey, and butter. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Set aside.

3. In a small skillet, cook parsnips in a small amount of boiling water for 5 minutes; drain. Arrange parsnips and onions around ham. Pour glaze over ham and vegetables. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes more or until thermometer registers 140 degrees F and vegetables are tender, spooning pan juices over ham and vegetables once. Remove roasting pan from oven.

4. Transfer ham and vegetables to a serving platter, spooning some of the pan juices over vegetables. Makes 14 servings.

5. Make-Ahead Tip: Prepare glaze as directed; cool. Transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 24 hours. Before glazing the ham, transfer the glaze to a small saucepan. Cover and cook until heated through. Pour over ham and vegetables as directed.

6. *Note: To peel boiling onions, in a medium saucepan, cook onions in boiling water for 30 seconds; drain. Rinse with cold water; drain again. When cool enough to handle, cut a small slice from the root end of each onion. Squeeze from the other end to remove the onion from the peel.