How Long To Cook A Ham On The Grill
Grilled Ham with Orange Mustard Glaze
Last Updated November 12, 2021
This sweet and smoky Grilled Ham with Orange Mustard Glaze will be the star of your holiday dinner table. Recipe includes instructions for a gas grill, charcoal grill or ceramic cooker.
When preparing a grilled ham, I almost always use pre-cooked spiral sliced hams. They're just plain easier. You don't have to worry about making sure it's cooked all the way through, and you don't have to try to cut pretty, uniform slices.
The only thing you have to do is add flavor and keep it moist. To do that, you'll want to heat it over indirect heat with a pan of liquid.
The First Layer of Flavors
Mustard and ham go great together. So start by rubbing the ham down with mustard and your favorite BBQ rub. I recommend Code 3 Spices Backdraft Rub. It has a little smokiness and a very slight amount of heat.
The amount of mustard and rub you need will depend on the size of your ham. A 10-pound ham uses about 1/2 cup mustard and 4 tablespoons of rub.
Grilling Methods
On the Big Green Egg: Fill the bottom with lump charcoal. Light it and let the coals heat for 10-15 minutes. Place the plate setter feet up. Add a pan on top and fill with the beer. Add the grill grate. Place the ham on the grate. Adjust the bottom and top vents to maintain a temperature at 250F degrees. Occasionally add peach wood chips for smoky flavor.
On a gas grill: Turn half of the burners on and adjust them so the temperature is 250F degrees. Place a pan of beer under the grill grates where the burners are turned off. Replace the grates and place the ham on the grates over the pan of beer. Add smoke chips in a smoke box.
On a charcoal grill: Heat your coals in a chimney starter for 10-15 minutes. Dump the coals into the grill and push to one side. Place the pan of beer next to the coals. Add the grate on top. Grill the ham above the pan of water. Adjust the vents to maintain a temperature at 250F degrees. Occasionally add peach wood chips for smoky flavor.
You can use any type of beer with this recipe. Fruit beers or ciders bring out the ham's natural sweetness. You can also use water.
Same goes for the wood chips. Any type will do, but fruit is best.
The Final Layer of Flavors
After about three hours of heating the ham slow and low with a kiss of smoke, you're going to add the sexy glaze. It's a simple mix of orange marmalade, more mustard and soy sauce. The soy sauce cuts the sweetness by adding umami. I like to add a few dashes of hot sauce, too, but that's totally optional.
Brush on the glaze and let the grilled ham cook for 30 more minutes. And voilà, the star of your dinner is ready.
Grilled Ham with Orange Mustard Glaze
Ingredients
- 10 lb spiral sliced cooked ham
- Dijon mustard
- Code 3 Spices Backdraft Rub
- 12 oz grapefruit beer
- Peach wood chips
Glaze
- 1/2 cup orange marmalade
- 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- hot sauce to taste
Instructions
- Heat the smoker or grill to 250F degrees with an indirect heat zone.
- Slather the ham with mustard. Coat with backdraft rub.
- Pour the beer into a disposable aluminum pan. Place it on the grill over indirect heat. Place the grill grate over the pan of beer. Place the ham on top.
- Add wood chips to the coals or smoke box. Grill the ham at 250F degrees for 20-30 minutes per pound. Spritz with water from a water bottle at least once an hour.
- In a medium bowl, stir together the glaze ingredients. Brush the glaze onto the ham and continue cooking until it looks like BBQ porn (about 30 minutes).
- Remove the ham from the grill. Serve.
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4 Comments
If you can tell me how to "occasionally add…wood chips" to a Big Green Egg without first removing the ham, the drip pan, the grill grate and the plate setter, PLEASE do so.
I usually drop them through the slim opening between the plate setter and the wall of the grill. Sometimes I use long tongs.
Could you please tell me what I could substitute the Backdraft Rub with? I just ordered it off Amazon, but it will not be here in time for Thanksgiving. I will try it for Christmas.
Thank you :)
Backdraft rub is a nice and smokey rub. You can honestly use any BBQ rub in its place, including my PK Pork Rub: https://amzn.to/30WmwmJ. Or you can combine some salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika and chile powder with a little brown sugar.