What Is Ham steak and How Can I Use It?
Ham steak rewards a little know-how: how to choose it, cook it, store it, and substitute in a pinch. Browse 6 recipes to cook with it.
Key Points
- A ham steak is a thick crosswise slice of cured, precooked ham for the skillet.
- Sear it three to four minutes a side, or grill it with a sweet glaze.
- It is great diced into breakfast casseroles; see ham steaks for the full how-to.
What is ham steak?
A ham steak is a thick slice cut straight across a whole ham, sized for the skillet instead of the oven. It is cured, mostly precooked pork, so it only needs warming and browning, not cooking from raw.
This page is the singular of ham steaks, where the full how-to lives: searing, glazing, redeye gravy, and what to pair it with. The short version is to get a pan hot and give it three to four minutes a side until the edges crisp.
Quick Uses
A ham steak is breakfast in a hurry. Sear one and serve it with eggs, or dice it into a bake like Mother's Day Ham & Cheese Breakfast Casserole and Ham & Cheese Breakfast Casserole.
It takes well to the grill too. Brushed with a sweet, tangy glaze it becomes Zesty Grilled Ham, the sugar caramelizing over the coals.
Buying and Storing
Buy it bone-in for flavor or boneless for easy dicing, and look for firm, rosy meat with a fat edge that will crisp. Keep it cold and wrapped; once opened, use it within three to five days.
For everything else, including substitutes and the labels to watch, see ham steaks and the parent ham page.
Quick facts
- In Chinese
- 火腿牛排
- British (UK) term
- Ham steak
- en français
- des tranches de jambon
- en español
- filete de jamón
Recipes using ham steak
There are 6 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Mother's Day Ham & Cheese Breakfast Casserole
The casserole turned out quite good, especially considering a reasonably low fat dish. Not only your mother will be impressed, this casserole is also an excellent breakfast or brunch at any occasions.
Zesty Grilled Ham
A grilled ham steak glazed with a boiled-down brown sugar, horseradish, and lemon juice sauce. Just 4 ingredients for a sweet, spicy, caramelized glaze.
Raisin Spiced Ham Steak
Spice up your steak in a new way with this unique and tasty recipe that is stress free.
Ham & Cheese Breakfast Casserole
Ham and cheese breakfast casserole layers whole-wheat bread, spinach, diced ham, and roasted red peppers in a Gruyere-topped custard. An overnight-friendly brunch bake for 6.
Ham Steak Cabbage Soup
Ham steak cabbage soup with V-8, tomato, celery, and onion, simmered slow into a hearty hug-in-a-bowl. Low-calorie, low-carb pantry-friendly soup that tastes like a much bigger pot of stew.
Maple Glazed Ham Steak
Maple glazed ham steak baked with dried figs and caramelized bananas in a clove-scented maple-lemon glaze. An easy, impressive sheet-pan dinner for four.
