25 Ham and Pork Roasts for Your Holiday Table

A peppery mustard and rich balsamic glaze makes this ham taste extra festive. [Photograph: Jennifer Olvera]

Turkey may reign supreme at Thanksgiving, but when yuletide arrives, we begin to crave sweet hams and luscious pork roasts cloaked in a crispy skin or sticky glaze. Whether you're looking for a main meal to make your guests' jaws drop or an impressive dish for a smaller crowd, these 25 ham and pork roasts will bring good cheer to your holiday table.

Ham

Update a sweet ham with a sticky coke-infused barbecue glaze. [Photograph: Joshua Bousel]

• Mustard and Brown Sugar-Rubbed Ham With Balsamic-Roasted Onions
• Balsamic-Glazed Ham With Basil English Peas
• Spiced Sour Cherry-Glazed Ham With Parsley Potatoes
• Cherry Coke-Glazed Country Ham
• Grill-Roasted Coke and Pineapple Glazed Ham
• Maple-Glazed City Ham
• Sous-Vide City Ham With Balsamic Brown Sugar Glaze

Pork

A succulent crown roast makes for a festive presentation. [Photograph: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt]

• Gingery Roast Pork with Thyme
• Pork Chops With Potatoes and Vinegar Peppers
• Perfect Pan Seared Pork Chops
• Brown Sugar-Rubbed Pork Loin with Orzo
• Ultra-Crispy Slow-Roasted Pork Shoulder
• Garlic and Spice-Rubbed Pork Shoulder With Whipped Cauliflower
• All-Belly Porchetta
• Sous-Vide Double Cut Pork Chops
• Roasted Pork Chops With Drunken Honeycrisp Apples
• Grilled Apple Butter Pork Loin
• Fennel-Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Sweet Onions
• Planked Maple-Mustard Pork Tenderloin
• Fennel-Rubbed Pork Roast with Balsamic-Glazed Vegetables
• Dried Fruit Stuffed Pork Loin
• Rotisserie Porchetta
• Whole Roasted Suckling Pig
• Deep-Fried Sous-Vide 36-Hour All-Belly Porchetta
• Crown Roast of Pork