Brown Sugar Mustard Glazed Ham Steak – Simple Ham Steak Recipe

Are you looking for a simple ham steak recipe? This Brown Sugar Mustard Glazed Ham Steak is a fast meal full of flavor and features just three simple ingredients including ham steak, mustard and brown sugar.

Baked Ham Steak with Mustard Recipe

Easy dinners are our jam, and recipes with only a few ingredients are our cup of tea.  This recipe is just that – ham steak, yellow mustard and brown sugar! Barbara found this recipe in an old cookbook called Favorite Recipes of American Home Economic Teachers, Meats.  If you can find this book, buy it!

Broiled Ham Steak

This recipe uses the broil feature on your oven to get that perfect brown sugar mustard glaze. A broiler pan is ideal to use when using the Broil feature…hence its name! It is a deep pan with a slotted lid on top, and the meat goes on top of the grated lid.

Most ovens have two broil options, low or high. This will greatly affect how much time this recipe takes. Just note that it may take longer or shorter depending on which one you use. Also, you can leave the door cracked on the oven to watch the ham steak to make sure it doesn’t burn. The most important thing is to not walk away. Keep your eye on it!

Cook this ham steak on a broiler pan in the oven.

Brown Sugar Ham Steak Ingredients

The ingredient list is short and sweet for this broiled ham steak recipe.

• Ham Steak
• Yellow Mustard
• Brown Sugar

Simple Ham Steak Recipe

We keep a supply of individually packaged ham steaks in the freezer at all times. When we get pork from Rihms Foods in Cambridge City, Ind., this cut of meat is always on our list. Try our other ham steak recipe – Old-Fashioned Maple Glazed Ham Steak.

We aren’t mustard lovers in our family, but simple yellow mustard is an essential ingredient in many recipes such as our Classic Sloppy Joes.

We have multiple bags of light brown sugar in the pantry at all times. It’s an essential ingredient when it comes to baking! Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies, Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies, Old-Fashioned Apple Cake with Caramel Sauce and so many recipes are on our regular rotation. However, don’t discount it as an ingredient for your savory dishes, especially ham. This 3-Ingredient Crock Pot Spiral Ham recipe is one of our favorites.

Recipe FAQs

• You can make as many ham steaks as your family needs.
• Ham steaks come in various sizes. Your ham steak may take a few more or less minutes to broil for this reason.
• If you use the High Broil feature, your steak will cook faster. On the flip side, if you use the Low Broil, it may take a little longer to cook.
• Ham steaks are already smoked. This means that you don’t need to worry about cooking through. Instead you just need to warm it.
• Since there are various sizes of ham steaks, you may need a little more or a little less mustard and brown sugar.  Just eyeball it!
• Use other types of mustard such as Dijon mustard.
• The water in the bottom of the broiler pan serves 2 purposes. First off, it keeps the ham steak from drying out. Secondly, it makes for easier clean up.
• You can spray the grated sheet pan with non-stick cooking spray to help speed up the cleaning process.

How to Make Brown Sugar Mustard Glazed Ham Steak

Step by Step Instructions

1. Preheat oven to Broil (High).
2. Prepare broiler pan by adding water to the bottom. Place the grated rack on top. Spray with nonstick cooking spray if desired.
3. Put the ham on the rack, and broil for 10 minutes.
4. Turn the ham over, and spread with yellow mustard. Sprinkle generously with brown sugar.
5. Broil for an additional 5 minutes or until browned slightly.

Storage Instructions

Let leftovers cool. Place in an airtight container, and store in the fridge for up to a week.

The full instructions for baked ham steak with mustard is at the bottom of this post in the recipe card. 

What to serve with ham steak?

Side dishes that compliment ham steak are endless. If you are wondering what goes with ham steak, here’s 15 easy side dishes.

• Crunchy Ranch Pea Salad
• Cheesy Potatoes with Bacon
• German-Style Red Cabbage
• Simple and Sweet Coleslaw
• Broccoli Cornbread Bake
• Creamy Cabbage
• Pennsylvania Dutch Green Beans
• Sour Cream Zucchini Casserole
• Cheesy Summer Squash and Zucchini Casserole
• Simple Sour Cream Cucumbers
• Healthy Zucchini Tomato Casserole
• Broiled Tomato Slices
• Crispy Fried Potatoes
• Mom’s Cucumbers and Onions
• Parmesan Zucchini Squares

Are ham steaks already cooked?

Yes, ham steaks are traditionally served already smoked or cured. This means that they are already cooked and can be eaten directly from the package, if desired.