Chris Lilly’s Spiced Apricot Sauce

Take your holiday ham over the top with this delicious spiced apricot sauce recipe from barbecue guru Chris Lilly.

This is a first rate glaze for ham inspired by one of the best barbecue cooks I’ve ever met, Chris Lilly, Executive Chef of Big Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q in Decatur Alabama, consulting chef for Kingsford Charcoal, pitmaster for the Big Bob Gibson competition BBQ team, and author of one of my favorite cookbooks, Big Bob Gibson’s BBQ Book. 

Spiced apricot sauce recipe

Spiced Apricot Glaze Recipe

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This sweet apricot glaze is perfect for Easter ham, or any wet cured ham. It is also great on a variety of other pork barbecue.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Servings: 10

Course: Sauces and Condiments

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: Easy

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Makes

About 1 1/4 cups

Ingredients

 

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• ½ cup apricot or peach preserves
• ½ cup honey
• ¼ cup chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons salad grade balsamic vinegar
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard
• 1 ½ teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• ½ teaspoon soy sauce
• ½ teaspoon paprika (or smoked paprika)
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• ¼ teaspoon ground chipotle
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• ⅛ teaspoon cinnamon powder
• ⅛ teaspoon rubbed sage (sage powder)
• ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves

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Method

 

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1. Prep. In a small saucepan, combine the glaze ingredients and mix well. Refrigerate until you need it. It will keep for weeks.
2. Serve. If using as a ham glaze, begin brushing the ham during the last hour of heating so that the sugars do not burn. Brush the ham once more just prior to serving.

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Notes

About the preserves. You can substitute other light colored preserves such as peach or orange marmalade.

Approximate Nutrition

Calories: 57kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 31mgPotassium: 21mgFiber: 1gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 34IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 5mgIron: 1mg

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