Christmas Ham with Spiced Cherry and Vermouth Glaze

Ingredients

• 1 cup cherry jam
• 2 sticks cinnamon
• 2 star anise
• 1 tsp crushed peppercorns
• 4 bruised cardamom pods
• 1 whole dried chilli
• ¼ cup good quality smoky barbecue sauce
• 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1½ cups red vermouth
• 1 sprig bay leaves
• 1 cup cherries
• 1 x 6-7kg ham leg
• 2 cups flat leaf parsley leaves
• 1 cup tarragon leaves
• ½ cup chervil
• 1 small clove garlic
• ½ cup dried sour cherries, chopped
• 1 shallot, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp lemon juice