Best Ham Steaks With Apple Topping Recipes

12-MINUTE OLD-FASHIONED HAM STEAK WITH MAPLE GRAVY

Steps:

• In a large frying pan, heat butter over medium heat until hot.
• Add ham steak, and heat for 4 to 5 minutes on the first side; flip and heat for 2 to 3 minutes on second side.
• Remove ham steak from pan; put on a plate and cover with foil to keep warm.
• Lower heat to low; add flour to butter and stir for 1 minute.
• Add water, maple syrup, Dijon mustard and soy sauce. Stir constantly, scraping up the bits from the bottom of the pan. Stir for 2-3 minutes or until gravy is thick and smooth,
• Add ham steak to gravy, and heat until desired temperature (approximately 2 to 3 minutes).
• Serve with warm biscuits.

APPLE-TOPPED HAM STEAK

Steps:

• In a large skillet coated with cooking spray, brown ham steaks in batches over medium heat; remove and keep warm., In same skillet, saute onion until tender. Stir in apple juice and mustard; bring to a boil. Add apples. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 4 minutes or until apples are tender., Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into apple juice mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Stir in sage and pepper. Return steaks to skillet; heat through.

HAM STEAKS WITH APPLE TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Score ham slices on both sides 1/8-inch thick to make a diamond pattern.
• Brush ham with 1 tablespoon of the maple syrup.
• Broil for 3 to 5 minutes per side or until lightly browned.
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet, sauté the apples in the margarine for 10 minutes over medium heat.
• Add the brown sugar and the remaining maple syrup.
• Cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Spoon over hot ham steaks.

HAM STEAKS WITH APPLE-MUSTARD CHUTNEY

Steps:

• For the ham steaks: Heat the oil on a cast-iron griddle over medium-high heat. Add the ham steaks and cook until golden brown on both sides, about 4 minutes per side.
• For the apple-mustard chutney: Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the apple and onion and cook until softened, about 3 minutes. Add the apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, mustard seeds and some salt and pepper. Cook until thickened, about 5 minutes. Serve the chutney over the ham steaks.

SAUTEED OR GRILLED HAM STEAK WITH APPLES

Steps:

• Remove rind and trim off all but 1/4-inch of outer fat. Cut ham into two serving pieces. Score the fat edge at 1-inch intervals so the steak does not curl during cooking. Lightly saute, ham on both sides in butter for 3 to 4 minutes a side. Remove ham steak to a plate.
• Add apple and saute until somewhat soft. Stir in mustard and cider and reduce until the cider has almost entirely evaporated. Add the heavy cream and reduce until slightly thickened. Season to taste with salt and pepper and spoon sauce over steak.

HAM STEAKS WITH MADEIRA SAUCE

Steps:

• Remove any excess fat from each ham steak.
• Cut the apples into quarters. Cut away and discard the cores. Peel the quarters.
• Use 2 skillets, preferably nonstick, large enough to hold the ham pieces. Heat 1 tablespoon of butter in each skillet. Add 1 tablespoon of shallots to each skillet. Cook briefly, stirring, and add one ham steak to each skillet.
• Arrange one quartered apple around each steak. Spoon half the Madeira over the apples in each skillet. Cover closely and cook 5 minutes. Transfer the ham steaks to a hot platter and arrange the partly cooked apples around or over the pieces of meat.
• Pour the cooking liquid from one skillet into the other skillet. Add the 2 remaining tablespoons of wine, the tomato paste and mustard, and stir to blend. Bring to a simmer, swirl in the remaining 1 tablespoon butter and pour the sauce over the ham and apples.

HAM STEAK WITH CARAMELIZED APPLE STACKS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250°F.
• Core whole apple (without peeling) and cut 8 (1/4-inch-thick) rounds.
• Heat 1 tablespoon butter in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat, then sauté ham, turning once, until browned, 5 to 6 minutes total. Transfer ham to a heatproof dish and keep warm, loosely covered with foil, in oven. Add remaining tablespoon butter to skillet and sauté apple slices, turning once, until golden and tender, 4 minutes total. Top each piece of ham with an apple slice and continue layering, using all of ham and apple slices, to make 2 stacks. Keep warm in oven.
• Add shallot to skillet and sauté over moderately high heat, stirring, until golden. Add vinegar and cook, stirring, 10 seconds, or until absorbed by shallots. Add apple juice and boil until reduced by half. Add mustards and cloves and boil until mixture is slightly thickened and syrupy. Serve stacks with sauce.

HAM STEAK WITH APPLES

Steps:

• Remove rind and trim off all but 1/4-inch of outer fat. Cut ham into two serving pieces. Score the fat edge at 1-inch intervals so the steak does not curl during cooking.
• Lightly saute, ham on both sides in butter for 3-4 minutes a side. Remove ham steak to a plate and keep warm.
• Add diced apples and saute until somewhat soft. Stir in mustard and cider and reduce until the cider has almost entirely evaporated.
• Slowly wisk in the heavy cream and reduce until slightly thickened. Season to taste with salt and pepper and spoon sauce over steak.

HAM STEAK AND BROWN SUGAR APPLES

Steps:

• Add butter to a skillet and let melt.
• Add in brown sugar and mustard; stir to blend well.
• Add in apples and stir/simmer for about 5-8 minutes or until apples are just tender.
• Transfer apple mixture to another dish.
• Place ham steak in skillet and top with apple mixture.
• Over medium heat, cook, covered, about 5-10 minutes or until ham is thoroughly heated.

BAKED HAM AND APPLES

Steps:

• Place ham in an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Rub with mustard and sprinkle with brown sugar. Core apples and cut into 3/4-in. slices; arrange in a single layer over ham. Dot with butter and sprinkle with pepper. , Cover and bake at 400° for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 325°; bake for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake 15 minutes longer or until apples are tender.