Active time: 15 min Start to finish: 1 1/4 hr

Makes 8 servings.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1(8- to 10-lb) fully cooked shank-end ham
  • 4garlic cloves
  • 1 1/2teaspoons fine sea salt
  • 1tablespoon whole coriander seeds
  • 1tablespoon mixed peppercorns (containing black, pink, white, and green peppercorns but not allspice)
  • 1tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 3tablespoons unsalted butter, softenedaccompaniment: maple mustard sauce garnish:2 large bunchesfresh flat-leaf parsleyspecial equipment:an electric coffee/spice grinder

    DIRECTIONS

    Preheat oven to 350°F.


    Remove any thick skin from ham and all but about 3/4-inch layer of fat.

    Mince and mash garlic with salt to a paste. Coarsely grind coriander and peppercorns in coffee/spice grinder and stir together with flour, butter, and garlic paste in a bowl.

    Spread spice paste all over ham, then put ham, cut side down, in a greased large roasting pan. Bake in middle of oven until crust is golden and an instant-read thermometer inserted into center (do not touch bone) registers 150°F, about 1 1/4 hours.


    Transfer ham to a platter and let stand 15 minutes before slicing.