The simplest and fastest cooking option for a hearty lunch or dinner is pork steak.
An interesting fact - no matter how you cook it - in the oven, in a pan or in a slow cooker, the meat in any case turns out to be tasty and juicy!
It is customary to cook beef steak, but such a dish is not very tender and soft. But the option of pork completely changes the situation!
Pork steak - general principles of preparation
For a steak, it is better to take fresh meat. It should be pinkish in color, with a pleasant smell.
In the piece of pork that you take for the dish, there must be a layer of fat - this will give tenderness to the future steak. If you buy meat in a package, then make sure that there is not a lot of liquid inside the bag.
Fry the meat for the steak in pieces or knead the minced meat and cook the flat cutlets. A piece of meat for better frying and quick cooking needs to be cut against the fibers. Its width should not exceed two centimeters. For minced meat, it is better to scroll through a large sieve of a meat grinder along with onions. If desired, pork for cutlets can simply be chopped finely, so the meat will better retain its juiciness.
Marinate a classic steak only with salt and pepper, but for a more interesting taste, you can add spices, lemon juice, mayonnaise or mustard. You can also combine the dish with an egg, vegetables or cheese. Cook the steak in the oven, pan, or in the slow cooker.
Serve the steak with fried or boiled potatoes, with fresh or steamed vegetables, herbs, porridge, or serve as the main dish with slices of brown bread.
Pork steak - classic recipe
Ingredients:
• 500 g of pulp of pig meat;
• 20 ml of mayonnaise;
• 10 g of turmeric;
• 5 g of red pepper;
• 5 g of dried nutmeg;
• salt;
• 20 ml of frying oil;
• 1 onion.
Cooking method:
1. Prepare the meat - it must be washed, dried, cut into small pieces and pass through a meat grinder. Use a large mesh for the meat grinder.
2. Peel the onion and then grate on the shallow side.
3. Add the onion to the minced meat.
4. All of the listed bulk products (spices) also add to the minced meat and mix it.
5. Enter mayonnaise, once again carefully knead the minced meat to prepare the steak.
6. Heat a greased frying pan.
7. Also lightly coat your hands with oil and start shaping the meatballs for the steak. To do this, first form a small portion of minced meat into a flat ball, and then add it with your palms. You should get flat cutlets with even edges.
8. Fry the patties until cooked, turning them several times during cooking.
9. Serve the cooked beef steak to the table with greens and a side dish.
Oven pork steak with potatoes in the oven
Ingredients:
• 450 g of pork (preferably a flat neck);
• 3 potatoes;
• 30 g butter;
• 20 g of paprika;
• salt;
• a bunch of fresh herbs.
Cooking method:
1. Thoroughly rinse the selected piece of pork, dry and grate with a mixture of paprika and salt. Leave aside for 15 minutes.
2. After the specified time, cut the pork piece lengthwise into 3 portions.
3. Peel the potatoes, and cut into thick longitudinal slices, divide it into three equal parts.
4. Prepare 3 cuts of foil (approximately A4 size).
5. In each cut, put potatoes in the middle and a piece of meat on top. Wrap the edges of the foil tightly.
6. Transfer prepared servings in foil to a baking sheet, and then place them in the oven.
7. Cooking should be about 35 minutes at a temperature not lower than 180 degrees, and then you need to open the foil and bake for another 5-7 minutes.
8. Put the finished dish on plates and decorate with fresh herbs.
Mustard pork steak in a slow cooker
Ingredients:
• 500 g pork ham;
• 30 ml of mustard;
• 1 onion;
• 10 g seasoning for meat;
• salt;
• 20 ml of frying oil.
Cooking method:
1. Prepare the pig meat - wash, dry and cut into pieces.
2. Pass the meat through the meat grinder, choosing the largest grill.
3. Then replace the meat grill with the smallest one, and pass the peeled onion through it.
4. Add mustard to the resulting minced meat (you can use ready-made, which is sold in the store, or homemade), salt and seasoning for meat. Beat the minced meat and put it in the cold for 10 minutes.
5. Turn on the appliance by setting the "Frying" mode for 40 minutes. Pour the oil into the multicooker bowl, warm it.
6. Form flat cutlets from the resulting minced meat, and then fry them in a slow cooker on both sides. These cutlets are best done with wet hands, or grease the palms with vegetable oil.
7. Serve the cooked beef steak to the table in a cooled form. As a side dish, stewed vegetables and greens are ideal.
Chopped pork steak
Ingredients:
• 500 g of pork shoulder;
• 5-6 tablespoons of vegetable oil;
• 1 onion;
• 1 egg;
• 1 egg yolk;
• 5 g black pepper;
• seasoning for pork;
• 80 g flour (for breading);
• salt.
Cooking method:
1. Chopped dried meat with a sharp knife into slices of 1.5 by 1.5 cm.
2. Chopped peeled onion in the same small pieces.
3. Combine meat and onions, add spices and salt. Drive the egg and yolk to the minced meat, mix.
4. Cool the minced meat, then form flat cutlets from it, each of which is processed in breading on both sides.
5. Fry the minced beef steak in oil until cooked. When turning the patties, be careful, careless actions can lead to the fact that the steak will fall apart.
6. Serve the finished juicy dish with your favorite side dish.
Polish pork steak
Ingredients:
• 450 g pork tenderloin;
• 3 eggs;
• 80 g of flour;
• 3-4 bulbs;
• 20 g of turmeric, dried cumin and ground red pepper;
• salt;
• 30 ml of cooking oil.
Cooking method:
1. Cut the meat into small round or square slices 1 cm thick.
2. Hammer them lightly.
3. Mix salt and spices, sprinkle the meat pieces with the resulting mixture.
4. Peel and chop the onion not too finely.
5. Pour oil into a pan, warm it.
6. Pour the flour onto a wide plate to conveniently roll meat pieces in it.
7. Bread flour meat steak, transfer it to a pan.
8. In the intervals between the steaks, put the onion and fry it with the meat. Do not forget to turn the steak.
9. Serve the finished dish with vegetables and a side dish, pouring on your favorite sauce.
Oven pork steak with cheese coat in the oven
Ingredients:
• 400 g pork tenderloin;
• 1 onion;
• 1 egg;
• 15 g of spices for meat;
• 70 g of hard cheese;
• salt.
Cooking method:
1. Meat should be prepared in advance. To do this, rinse it thoroughly, and then dry using paper towels. This is very important, since excess liquid leads to the fact that cutlets will disintegrate during cooking.
2. Use a sharp, wide knife to chop the meat into 1 by 1 cm slices.
3. Onions should also be cleaned and washed, and then cut into the same slices.
4. Make minced meat and onion, add the egg, spices and salt, mix.
5. From the minced meat, it is necessary to make long flat patties, which after that need to be laid on a baking sheet, oiled.
6. After that, cover the baking sheet with foil, and send it to the oven for 20 minutes (180 ° C).
7. At this time, grate the cheese on the shallow side.
8. Then remove the foil and sprinkle each steak with cheese gently and evenly.
9. Bake for about 7 minutes.
10. Decorate the finished dish with sprigs of herbs and serve it to the table with onions soaked in vinegar.
Tatar pork steak
Ingredients:
• 580 g of pork;
• 6 eggs;
• 120 ml of milk;
• onion;
• a small piece of pulp of white bread;
• salt;
• dried dill;
• ground pepper;
• processed cheese.
Cooking method:
1. Wash the meat, dry it and pass through a meat grinder along with peeled and chopped onions.
2. Soak the bread for a quarter of an hour in milk.
3. Add minced bread, dried dill, and one egg to the minced meat. Stir with pepper and salt.
4. Let the meat be infused in a cold place.
5. Lubricate the leaf with vegetable oil. Form immediately on a sheet of minced meat nests with a hole (5 pieces), make sides. Break one egg into each nest. Protein should not leak out of minced meat.
6. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Place the steak in the oven. Cook for 30 minutes.
7. Sprinkle the dish with grated cream cheese 5 minutes before cooking.
8. Serve immediately after cooking, otherwise the egg will become hard.
9. Garnish is suitable for pasta or mashed potatoes.
Pork steak - tricks and tips
• In order for the meat steak to be with a crust, and the cutlets not to fall apart, the washed piece of meat must first be thoroughly dried.
• Form cutlets with wet or oiled hands, so they will hold their shape better.
• For a more interesting taste, in the intervals between pieces of meat, you can put coarsely chopped onions.
• To prevent the meatballs from falling apart during cooking, you can add an egg and bread softened in milk to the minced meat.
• Spices for the dish, any suitable in moderation.
• Pork is cooked quite quickly, so you need to try not to overexpose it, otherwise the meat will turn out dry.
• Cutlets will taste better if they are breaded before cooking with breadcrumbs or flour.
• To make the meat color golden, it can be fried in butter.
• If desired, the steak can be cooked in batter from eggs and flour.
