Grilled ham steaks topped with tart cherry-balsamic sauce make an easy, yet surprisingly elegant, dinner for a cozy night in. The sauce only has five ingredients and is ready in just 20 minutes!
For Valentine’s Day, we like to stay in and have a cozy meal at home. We save going out for another night when our favorite restaurants aren’t as crowded.
When I was brainstorming ideas for this year’s meal, my thoughts turned to ham steaks. Ham steak probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you want a romantic meal, but I’ve never seen Shawn as excited as he gets when I pull a ham out of the oven. Pork is definitely the key to his heart.
I still have some of our Christmas ham in the freezer, so making a whole ham is out of the question. Thankfully, Jones Dairy Farm makes twin-pack ham steaks that are perfect for a dinner for two without tons of leftovers. (I buy them locally at Hannaford; you can use this store locator to find them near you!)
I did a test run of my recipe this weekend, and it was everything I hoped it would be. The cherry-balsamic sauce is based loosely on the raisin sauce that be both love at Easter, but it’s not as sweet. The vinegar gives it a nice acidity that pairs really well with the sweet pork. A pinch of five-spice powder gives the sauce a hint of earthiness. I served the ham steaks with mashed sweet potatoes and roast broccolini.
Ham Steaks with Cherry-Balsamic Sauce
Ingredients
Instructions
Nutrition Information
Amount Per Serving
Calories 369Total Fat 14gFiber 1gProtein 31g
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Peabody (Culinary Concoctions by Peabody) says
You always think of ham and applesauce but I love the use of cherries!
Colleen (Souffle Bombay) says
Cherries with balsamic…such a great combination – sounds fantastic when paired with ham!
Rose | The Clean Dish says
Staying in on Valentine’s Day sounds like a great plan 🙂 Especially if you have a home cooked meal like this!! I have never had cherry balsamic sauce before and I’m super eager to try it! Sounds like a match made in heaven 🙂 What a wonderful recipe!
Carol at Wild Goose Tea says
This is weird. I just talking to my co-workers about a craving for ham. This sauce is a show
stopper. Yum.
Peter @ Feed Your Soul Too says
I like the reduction sauce best of all. Great looking flavors.
Debra from Bowl Me Over says
Love ham and the glaze looks delicious!
Carolyn says
Now that’s the way to serve a ham steak! Seriously delicious.