Barbecue Pork Steaks

British pork steaks served with this tangy sauce take on a distinctly American flavour.  Some of the sauce is brushed over the pork just before they are taken from the heat.

 

 

Ingredients

Serves 6

 

  • 6 pork steaks

Sauce:

 

  • 1 red onion, peeled and quartered
  • 200ml (7 oz) tomato ketchup
  • 2 tbsp cider vinegar
  • 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 3 tbsp molasses
  • Salt and black pepper
  • 2 tbsp rapeseed oil
  • 1 clove of garlic, peeled and cut into quarters
  • 1 tsp chipotle powder

 

Method

 

If the pork steaks have a depth of fat on the top then snip through this with a pair of scissors to prevent the steaks curling up when cooking. Process all the sauce ingredients together until smooth.

 

Heat the sauce in a saucepan, cover then place in the simmering oven for 30 minutes.

 

Place the pork steaks onto a large grill rack set in the roasting tin.

 

2, 3 and 4 oven AGA: Slide the roasting tin onto the top set of runners in the roasting oven and grill for 8-10 minutes then turn over and grill the other side, about another 10 minutes until the fat has browned and crisped up. Brush the pork steaks with a little of the sauce and return to the roasting oven for 5 minutes.

 

Serve hot with the sauce served separately.

 

Conventional cooking: Simmer the sauce on a low heat. Cook the pork steaks under the grill or on the barbecue.

 

Tip: Chipotle powder is ground dried smoked jalapeno chillies. As an alternative you could use ½ teaspoon of chilli powder.
 

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