Pear Topped Ham Steak Recipes

PEAR-TOPPED HAM STEAK

Steps:

• Drain pears, reserving the juice; set pears and juice aside. In a large skillet, brown ham steak in oil on both sides; drain. Remove ham from pan and keep warm., Combine cornstarch, ginger and water until smooth; stir in reserved pear juice. Gradually add to the skillet. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Add ham and reserved pears; cook until heated through. Sprinkle with mint.

SUGARCANE BAKED HAM WITH SPICED APPLES AND PEARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Line a shallow baking pan with parchment or waxed paper. Insert the sugarcane sticks into the ham at 3 to 4-inch intervals. Tie the ham, using kitchen twine, horizontally and vertically, like a package, to hold it together. Place it on a wire rack in the baking pan.
• In a mixing bowl, combine all of the glaze ingredients together except for the mustard and water. Mix well. In a small bowl, dissolve the mustard in the water, then add to the spice mixture. Blend well.
• Brush the entire ham with the glaze, coating it evenly. Wash, core, and halve the fruit. Place all around the ham. Baste the ham a second time and baste the fruit with the glaze. Bake for 45 minutes. Baste the ham and fruit again. Bake another 45 minutes. Remove the ham from the oven and let it rest for 5 minutes. Remove and discard the string and swizzle sticks. Serve the apples and pears on a platter with the ham. Serve everything warm or at room temperature.

BROWN SUGAR HAM STEAK

Steps:

• Cook ham steak in a large skillet over medium heat until browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Drain and remove ham.
• Heat butter in the same skillet until melted; stir in brown sugar. Return ham to skillet and cook over medium-low heat until heated through and brown sugar is dissolved, turning steak often, about 10 minutes.

HAM STEAK WITH PEAR TOPPING

Steps:

• Drain pears, reserving the juice.
• Set the pears& juice aside. In skillet, brown the ham steak on both sides in oil Remove & keep warm. Drain the skillet. Combine cornstarch, ginger and water until smooth. Stir in reserved pear juice. Add to the skillet. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, simmer uncovered 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Add ham and reserved pears, heat through. Sprinkle with mint.

MUSTARD CREAM SPAETZLE TOPPED HAM STEAK

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute ham steak until heated through and browned, about 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer ham steak to platter, keep warm. Add heavy cream to skillet and reduce until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 3 minutes. Add mustard and simmer 1 minute. Add cooked spaetzle and toss to coat.
• Top ham steak with mustard cream spaetzle.
• In a bowl whisk together eggs, milk, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Gradually stir in enough flour to make a thick batter. You will probably not need all 3 cups.
• Using a metal colander set over a pot of boiling, salted water, press spaetzle batter through holes directly into water.
• When spaetzle are cooked through, they will float to surface, about 5 minutes. Scoop up with a slotted spoon and drain well as they cook or drain all at once.

HAM STEAKS WITH SAUTEED APPLES

Steps:

• In a skillet, heat butter and brown sugar together until butter is melted and brown sugar is dissolved. Add ham steak into pan and cook 3 - 4 minutes on each side until cooked through. Place ham steak on plate and top with fresh or warmed up sauteed apples.

HAM STEAKS WITH PINEAPPLE RICE

Steps:

• Cut ham into cubes.
• Put oil into non stick fry pan and gently fry ham cubes and onion.
• Add the pineapple and the juice, the stock, rice and the water.
• Bring to boil.
• Cover and cook for about 15 minutes or until rice is tender and most of the liquid is absorbed.
• Add more boiling water during cooking if necessary.
• Stir in peas, red pepper and soy sauce and season to taste.
• Heat through and serve immediately.

PRESSED HAM AND PEAR SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Brush one side of each bread slice with oil; spread mustard on other side. Layer half the cheese on mustard side of 4 bread slices and top with ham, arugula, pear, a sprinkle of pepper, and remaining cheese. Sandwich with remaining bread slices, mustard side down.
• Heat a large skillet over medium. Working in batches if necessary, place sandwiches in skillet and weight with another skillet. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook sandwiches, pressing down firmly with skillet, until bread is golden and cheese is melted, 3 to 4 minutes per side, flipping once. Serve warm.

GRILLED HAM STEAK WITH PEPPERED PEACH GLAZE

Steps:

• Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Combine preserves, ginger lime juice, mustard and lime peel in heavy small saucepan. Stir over low heat until preserves melt. Sprinkle both sides of ham with pepper; press lightly so that pepper adheres. Brush ham with some of peach glaze.
• Grill ham until heated through, lightly browned and beginning to crisp at edges, brushing occasionally with more glaze, about 3 minutes per side. Cut ham in half. Transfer to plates. Brush with any remaining glaze and serve.

HAM STEAK

Steps:

• Gash the fat on the edges and cook slowly. Grill for about 15 minutes before turning, then turn and grill for another 10 minutes or so. During the last few minutes of cooking brush with honey mixed with dry mustard and turn to glaze both sides with this mixture.Serve with broiled peach halves and fried potatoes.

QUICK PINEAPPLE HAM STEAKS

Steps:

• Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• Mix dark brown sugar and mustard together in a bowl. Place ham on a broiling pan rack. Spoon mustard mixture over both sides of the ham.
• Broil in the preheated oven until browned on one side, about 5 minutes. Flip, pour on pineapple juice from the can, and continue to broil for about 5 minutes more, adding pineapple rings on top in the final 2 minutes of cooking. Watch carefully as it cooks fast.

HAM, CHEESE & PEAR SALAD

Steps:

• Tip the couscous into a heatproof bowl and pour over 140ml boiling water from the kettle. Cover and leave for 4 mins. Meanwhile, whisk the olive oil, mustard, vinegar and honey together in a bowl. Set aside.
• Toss the spinach, rocket and pears with the dressing. Fluff the couscous with a fork, then mix into the salad while still warm (this will wilt the greens slightly). Divide between two plates.
• Combine the ricotta and 2 tbsp water with most of the chives and the lemon zest. Top the salad with spoonfuls of the ricotta mixture, the ham and remaining chives. Finish with a grinding of black pepper, if you like.