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INSTANT POT BALSAMIC DIJON HAM: THE BEST RECIPE

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We love ham at our house but it is a bit of a chore to wait HOURS for it to heat all the way through in the oven and often you are left with a dry ham. This Instant Pot Balsamic Dijon Ham will change all of that! For our 6-pound ham, we cooked it for just 10 minutes in the Instant Pot and 10 minutes in the oven. What???

To make this Instant Pot Balsamic Dijon Ham you will need:

  • 6 to 7 lb ham, we used a 6 lb bone out ham. A spiral ham or bone-in would work just as well.
  • 1 Tbsp. Peppercorn, optional
  • 1 Cinnamon Stick, optional
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 3 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp Dijon Mustard

Here’s how we did it:

This is the ham we purchased. It was on sale for $10. 🙂

SAVE THE JUICES:

It had a mesh net on it so I removed that and scored it like a checkerboard about 1/2 inch deep or so with a knife. Then I used some heavy tinfoil to wrap around the bottom. The idea is to keep the juices in but you don’t need to cover the top. And you will want to make a tinfoil sling to make getting the ham out of the Instant Pot a little easier. To make a sling you just need to fold a long piece of foil to go under the ham. This creates “handles” to pull the ham out with.

Half ham in tin foil sitting on a tinfoil sling

Add 1 cup of water to the bottom of the pot liner. I added a cinnamon stick and some peppercorns to the water but this is totally optional.

bottles of cinnamon sticks and peppercorns

STEAM:

I used the trivet this time. If your ham doesn’t fit with the trivet you can just put it straight in the pot. If you cover the bottom of the ham well enough with foil it should keep the juices in and the water out. Just make sure that there is room around the ham to create steam.

Cinnamon stick and peppercorn on the bottom of the Instant Pot liner with a trivet

INSTANT POT:

We used our 8 quart Instant Pot for this recipe but it would have fit in our 6-quart without the trivet. Now stick the ham in with the foil sling underneath, making sure to tuck the foil “handles” in so they are not in the way of the lid.

Ham in foil with a tinfoil sling.

UNDER PRESSURE:

Close the lid and make sure the valve on top is set to sealing. Set Instant Pot for 10 minutes on High Pressure. You can definitely add a couple of minutes if you have a larger ham. Now is also a great time to preheat your oven to 400 degrees.

Instant pot set for 10 minutes on high pressure.

BALSAMIC GLAZE:

While the Instant Pot is doing its thing you can put the glaze together. Add 1/2 cup brown sugar, 3 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar and 2 Tbsp. Dijon mustard to a bowl.

Grey Poupon dijon mustard ,Balsamic Vinegar, and brown sugar in a measuring cup

Balsamic vinegar, djon mustard and brown sugar in a bowl.

Stir it up real good.

Balsamic glaze in a bowl

RELEASING PRESSURE:

When the time is up on the Instant Pot go ahead and do a quick release by carefully switching the valve on top to venting. When the steam is done releasing and the pin on top has dropped, it is safe to open the lid.

Ham steaming in the instant pot

ALMOST THERE:

Now you can use that handy foil sling to carefully lift the ham out of the pot and into an oven safe dish. Be careful not to let any of those yummy juices out.

Ham cooked and ready for glaze

Now you can drizzle the glaze over the top of the ham.

Balsamic glaze pouring onto the ham.

Make sure to get in all those nice grooves and all over the top. YUMMY!

Balsamic Glaze on ham

IN THE OVEN:

Once the ham is covered in that sweet, delicious nectar you can pop it in the oven. Set the timer for 10 minutes. Just long enough to let the sugars in the glaze incorporate and for it all to seep into the ham. If you want it to get a little “crustier” you can leave it in a little longer just keep on eye on it so it doesn’t burn. When time is up do a happy dance and pull the ham out of the oven. I removed the ham from the foil with tongs and put it on a plate.

Balsamic glazed ham on a plate

I reserved all those glorious juices and glaze from the bottom of the foil to serve with the ham.

Sliced Balsamic Dijon Ham on a plate with pitcher of balsamic glaze

THE GLAZE IS WHERE IT’S AT:

Whether you give this Instant Pot Balsamic Dijon Ham a try or want to stick to the traditional way of cooking the ham in the oven, give this ham glaze a try. My husband said this was THE BEST ham he has ever had. You won’t regret it!

Instant Pot Balsamic Dijon Ham

Even better when you serve it up with our Instant Pot New Potatoes and Peas and Grandma Cocoa’s Monkey Bread!

Plate with salad, Instant Pot Balsamic Dijon Ham, and Monkey Bread.


INSTANT POT BALSAMIC DIJON HAM
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This Instant Pot Balsamic Dijon Ham cooks for just 10 minutes at high pressure in the Instant Pot and 10 minutes in the oven. It is so moist and delicious. The Balsamic Dijon glaze is incredible and has just 3 simple ingredients.
Ingredients
  • 6-7 lb ham, bone in, bone out or spiral.
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 Tbsp. Peppercorn
  • 1 Cinnamon Stick
  • Glaze:
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 3 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
Instructions
  1. If using an un-sliced ham, cut ½ deep checkerboard grid across the ham
  2. Wrap bottom of ham in foil and create a foil sling
  3. Add 1 cup water, peppercorn and cinnamon stick to Instant Pot liner
  4. Place trivet in the liner
  5. Place ham, with sling underneath, inside the pot liner
  6. Close lid and valve on Instant Pot and set to 10 minutes High Pressure
  7. While Instant Pot is going, preheat oven to 400 degree F.
  8. In a bowl mix brown sugar, vinegar and mustard
  9. When time is up on Instant Pot, do a quick release by turning valve to venting
  10. When steam is done releasing and pin has dropped you can open the lid.
  11. Carefully remove the ham to an oven safe pan using the foil sling.
  12. Cover top of ham with glaze and place in 400 degree oven for 10 minutes.
  13. Reserve the juice/glaze from bottom of foil to serve with the ham.

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