Bourbon Raisin Sauce for Ham

Serve this bourbon-raisin sauce over your favorite maple-glazed ham with a pineapple pave for dessert.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 262 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar
• ½ cup cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 cups raisins
• 2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
• 1 cup chopped onion
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 cup bourbon
• 2 teaspoons whole cloves
• 4 whole star anise pods
• 2 teaspoons dry mustard
• 3 cups apple cider
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
• 1 pound butter, cut into 1-tablespoon chunks

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onion in hot butter until starting to caramelize, 8 to 10 minutes. Add ginger to onion; cook and stir until fragrant and caramelized, 2 to 5 minutes more.

Step 2

Stir brown sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, star anise, mustard, cloves, salt, and pepper into onion mixture; cook until brown sugar and cornstarch dissolve. Slowly mix vinegar into brown sugar mixture. Add apple cider, raisins and bourbon; bring to a boil, stirring frequently, and cook until sauce is reduced by half, 15 to 25 minutes. Remove from heat.

Step 3

Whisk 1 pound butter into sauce, 1 tablespoon at a time, until butter melts and sauce is glossy and thick.