The Simplest & Quickest Old Fashioned Ham Steak Recipe – An Easy Ham Slice Recipe

This Old-Fashioned Ham Steak can be ready in 12 minutes as the meat is  already fully cooked. Simmer it on the stove top in a delicious maple gravy for an easy, quick weeknight meal.

Ham Slice Recipe

A large fully-cooked ham steak can feed several people with no problem. Add a side salad or your favorite vegetable and some warm biscuits and your entire family will enjoy the meal. Our family is always on the lookout for ham steak dinner ideas as we usually have a freezer full of pork.

Ham steak is easy to prepare. It can be fried up in butter on the stove, broiled in the oven with a brown sugar glaze (check out this recipe), or even grilled outdoors.

Barbara came up with this maple glazed ham steak recipe when she was looking for a quick weeknight meal. Some nights, she doesn’t want to bake. It only takes 12 minutes from stove to table and that is a win. Plus, the flavor is great.

What is a ham steak?

A ham steak is simply a thick cut of a smoked ham. Instead of buying a whole ham which is huge and serves a large number of people, a ham steak is an individual slice of the larger ham. A ham steak is meant to serve one to four people depending on its size and is more economical than buying a whole ham.

Where can I buy ham steaks?

You can usually find ham steaks at your local grocery store (ask at the meat counter) or your local meat market. If you are getting a whole or half hog butchered, consider getting your ham cut into steaks. This will fill your freezer with many individual ham steaks instead of one large ham. This is great for dinners throughout the year.

A ham slice is also a great option for Christmas or Easter when you are only feeding a couple people, in which a whole ham is just too much. Our favorite place to get ham steaks locally is at Rihm Foods in Cambridge City, Indiana. We also love their smoked bacon and County Fair Burgers (pork burgers, yum).

How to cook old-fashioned ham steak on stove

If you are wondering about how to cook ham steaks on the stove, it’s super easy. Since they are already fully cooked,  all you need to do is to melt 2-4 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet. Fry the ham steaks until lightly browned and warmed through on both sides.

To make it extra yummy, add a ham glaze such as this maple glaze. To do this, we put it back in the skillet with the maple gravy for a couple minutes to warm it up and coat it on all sides.

Ingredient List

• Butter
• Bone-In Ham Steak
• Flour
• Maple Syrup
• Water
• Dijon Mustard
• Soy Sauce

How to Make Ham Steak with Maple Glaze

Step By Step Instructions

1. Heat butter in a large skillet on the stove top.
2. Add ham steak and cook on both sides until warmed through.
3. Remove ham steak and cover with foil to keep warm.
4. Lower heat and add flour to butter and cook for a minute.
5. Add remaining ingredients and stir for 2-3 minutes. Add ham steak back to skillet and warm through.

Storage Instructions

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.

Find the full recipe and ingredient amounts for ham steak glaze in the recipe card at the bottom of this post. 

Recipe FAQs

• We love an old-fashioned ham steak dinner because it’s so fast and kid friendly, and this ham steak dinner recipe is no exception. Serve dinner in 12 minutes.
• What is a ham steak?  It’s a slice of ham from a whole ham. When getting a hog butchered, it’s really convenient to get ham steaks that you can use for one meal at a time instead of an entire ham which is really more geared for large family gatherings.
• Ham steaks are typically already smoked, so you just need to reheat the ham, and doing it in a sweet gravy or ham steak glaze like this one is easy.
• Basically, you are heating the ham steak, removing it and then using the drippings to make a gravy.  Return the ham to the gravy, and dinner is served.
• Looking for some more ham steak recipe ideas?  Try our Brown Sugar Glazed Ham Steak or cut up the ham and use it in a casserole like Mom’s Ham and Cheesy Potato Casserole or Leftover Ham and Noodle Casserole.
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What goes with ham steaks for dinner?

Ham steaks are super fast to put together for dinner. Pair them with a quick, simple side to make sure your family is fed quickly on a busy night.

Here are some quick side dishes for ham steak.

• Creamed Peas
• Perfect Microwave Asparagus
• Simple Coleslaw
• Fried Potatoes
• Air Fryer Cauliflower
• Stewed Tomatoes
• Cucumbers and Onions
• Air Fryer Zucchini
• Mashed Potato Cakes
• Pan Fried Zucchini Fritters
• Old Fashioned Green Beans with Bacon and Onion
• Buttermilk Mac And Cheese
• Lemon Carrots
• Broccoli Cornbread Bake

Other Easy Stove Top Main Dishes

• Chicken Fried Steak
• Pan Seared Chicken
• Classic Salmon Patties

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12-Minute Old-Fashioned Ham Steak with Maple Gravy

This Old-Fashioned Ham Steak is ready in 12 minutes and is simmered on the stove top in a delicious maple gravy. Ham steaks are an easy, quick weeknight meal as they are already fully cooked

Prep Time0 minutes mins

Cook Time12 minutes mins

Total Time12 minutes mins

Course: Entree

Cuisine: American

Keyword: 12 minute ham steak, glazed ham steak, ham steak, maple gravy, old fashioned ham steak

Servings: 2

Calories: 478kcal

Author: Barbara

Ingredients

• 1 fully-cooked ham steak approximately 1 pound
• 4 Tablespoons butter
• 2 Tablespoons flour
• 3/4 cup water
• 4 Tablespoons real maple syrup
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce

Instructions

• 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.
  

Notes

• We love a ham steak dinner because it’s so fast and kid friendly, and this ham steak dinner recipe is no exception.  It’s done in 12 minutes.
• What is a ham steak?  It’s a slice of ham of a whole ham.  When getting a hog butchered, it’s really convenient to get ham steaks that you can use one meal at a time instead of an entire ham which is really more geared for large family gatherings. 
• Ham steaks are typically already smoked, so you just need to reheat the ham, and doing it in a sweet gravy like this one is easy.
• Basically, you are heating the ham steak, removing it and then using the drippings to make a gravy.  Return the ham to the gravy, and dinner is served. 
• Looking for some more ham steak recipe ideas?  Try our Brown Sugar Glazed Ham Steak or cut up the ham and use it in a casserole like Mom’s Ham and Cheesy Potato Casserole or Leftover Ham and Noodle Casserole. 
• The nutritional information below is auto-calculated and can vary depending on the products used. It should not be used for specific dietary needs.

Nutrition

Calories: 478kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 111mg | Sodium: 1761mg | Potassium: 483mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 703IU | Vitamin C: 37mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 2mg

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