Pork steak is a hearty dish with a delicious crust seasoned with spices, which will please meat-eaters. To make the meal really tasty, you need to choose high-quality ingredients and properly cook the meat. How to do this is described below.

Selection of meat for cooking steak

To cook a delicious steak, you must choose the right meat. The main thing is that the pork is fresh. It is not worth taking a frozen piece, because such storage makes the meat dry and tasteless.


Fresh pork has a light pink color. The surface should not be windy, or, on the contrary, too wet. Puddles of meat juice on the piece and under it may indicate that the product is not the first freshness in front of you, it has already been frozen.

A ham, neck or shoulder blade is suitable for preparing a steak. But it is worth remembering that the ham steak will turn out dry. To make the dish juicy, the meat must be fatty. It is easier for some housewives to buy ready-made steaks.

Classic pork steak in a pan

To prepare this dish in the classic version, you will need the following components:

  • boneless pork - 1 kg;
  • pepper, salt - to taste;
  • sunflower oil.

Step by step recipe:

  1. Rinse the meat, leave to dry.
  2. After cutting it into layers up to 2 cm thick.
  3. Pieces of salt and pepper, let it brew for about half an hour.
  4. Pour sunflower oil into a cast-iron skillet, heat over high heat until a light haze appears.
  5. Fry meat on both sides over high heat for several minutes until a golden crust appears.
  6. Reduce heat to medium, fry the steaks until cooked (check with cuts).

Serve meat with potatoes, fresh vegetables.

Under the cheese coat in the oven

This dish is prepared from minced pork. The steak will turn out not too fat, and the cheese crust will make it more tender. For cooking you will need:

  • boneless pork - 500 g;
  • cheese - 100 g;
  • Tomatoes - 2-3 pcs.;
  • pepper, salt - to taste;
  • sunflower oil.


Stages of preparation:

  1. Pork cut into layers with a thickness of not more than 2 cm, slightly beat off.
  2. Grate meat with salt and pepper, leave for 30 minutes.
  3. Pour oil on a cast-iron skillet, heat to a white haze.
  4. On a large fire, quickly fry the meat on both sides until golden brown.
  5. Put the fried pork on a baking sheet, cover with foil.
  6. Cook in the oven for 20-25 minutes.
  7. Grate the cheese on a fine grater, cut the tomatoes into circles.
  8. Remove the meat from the oven. On each steak put a circle of tomato, add a little salt and sprinkle with cheese.
  9. Bake without foil until cooked for 10 minutes.

Serve the steak with any garnish.

How to cook minced meat with an egg

Traditionally, steaks are made from beef. But not every cook can cook this kind of meat properly. The situation with pork is much simpler, the products are much juicier, softer and softer than from beef.

To prepare the minced meat steak, the following components are necessary:

  • boneless pork - 500 g;
  • bulbs - 2 pcs.;
  • chicken egg - 1 pc.;
  • salt, pepper to taste;
  • sunflower oil.


Step by step recipe:

  1. Twist the meat and onion into minced meat, beat in an egg, salt, pepper, add spices. Stir with a spatula.
  2. Form flat cutlets.
  3. Heat the sunflower oil in a cast iron pan until a haze appears.
  4. Fry the steaks on both sides over high heat until crusty.
  5. Reduce heat to medium, continue frying until cooked.

The degree of roasting the steak is determined by the cook, he decides how much to keep the meat on fire.

Minced pork steak

The minced meat for the minced beef steak is small pieces of meat, so it is very careful to turn it over during the frying process. Otherwise, the cutlet may fall apart.

Ingredients:

  • boneless pork - 0.5 kg;
  • onions - 2 pcs.;
  • egg - 1 pc.;
  • egg yolk - 1 pc.;
  • salt, pepper, spices - to taste;
  • sunflower oil.


Step by step recipe:

  1. Rinse the meat, dry it, cut into small cubes (not more than 1 cm).
  2. Finely chop the onion, mix with the meat.
  3. Add the whole egg and yolk to the minced meat, salt and pepper.
  4. Pour oil into a cast-iron skillet, heat.
  5. Spread the minced meat in portions using a spoon to make flat patties.
  6. Grill the steaks over medium heat, 10 minutes on each side.

Chopped pork steak can be served with boiled potatoes, fresh vegetables and herbs.

In mustard sauce in a slow cooker

Another delicious meat dish is pork steak in spicy mustard sauce. It is convenient to cook in a slow cooker.

Ingredients:

  • boneless pork - 0.5 kg;
  • mayonnaise - 150 g;
  • mustard sauce - 10 g;
  • garlic - 2 cloves;
  • salt, pepper, spices.

Cooking step by step:

  1. Rinse the meat, cut into 2 cm thick layers, discard, grate with salt and pepper.
  2. Combine sour cream with mustard, add chopped garlic.
  3. Mix the meat with mayonnaise mustard sauce, leave for 30-40 minutes.
  4. Pour sunflower oil into the multicooker bowl, put the pieces of pork.
  5. Set the mode "Frying" for 30 minutes.
  6. After 15 minutes, turn the meat over.

Cook until the appliance completes its cycle.

Cooking according to the Polish recipe

An unusual, simple and satisfying dish is a Polish steak. The meat is very juicy and aromatic due to breading in flour and co-frying with onions.

Ingredients:

  • boneless pork - 0.5 kg;
  • flour - 70-80 g;
  • 4-5 eggs;
  • onions - 400 g;
  • salt, spices - to taste;
  • sunflower oil.

Step by step recipe:

  1. Cut the meat into layers of 2 cm, slightly beat off.
  2. Grate with salt and spices, leave for 30 minutes.
  3. Heat a sunflower oil in a cast-iron pan.
  4. Pour the flour into a flat plate.
  5. Flour the meat with flour and fry the steak in a pan on both sides, until golden brown.
  6. Cut the onion in half rings, put in a pan, between the pieces of pork.
  7. Fry until the vegetable turns golden, remembering to periodically turn the meat over.
  8. Make eggs from eggs, arrange one per serving.

The finished beef steak is laid out on a plate, a fried egg is placed on top. If desired, you can add fresh herbs.

Steak with blood

Food lovers appreciate a steak with blood for its extraordinary juiciness. In fact, the "blood" in the steak is nothing more than meat juice, which appears on the surface of the dish with incomplete frying. For this type of food, it is important to choose high-quality fresh meat from trusted manufacturers.

To cook a steak with blood, you will need:

  • boneless pork - 0.5 kg;
  • salt, spices - to taste;
  • garlic - 2 cloves;
  • sunflower oil.

Step by step recipe:

  1. Cut the meat into layers 1 cm thick.
  2. Grate pieces with pepper and salt.
  3. Heat oil in a pan.
  4. Fry the steaks on high heat, for 1.5-2 minutes on each side.
  5. Sprinkle the finished dish with chopped garlic.

It is important to remember that not every stomach can withstand such a dish. In case of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, it is recommended to refrain from using steak with blood. And also do not give such a dish to children.

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