Delicious Asian-Glazed Pork Steaks or Pork Chops

Kittencalskitchen's Note:

This has been a family favorite for years, it's an easy recipe that may also be made in an electric skillet instead of the oven, I have made this using cubed pork in place of the pork steaks/chops, and you can also make this using chicken pieces, see Kittencal's Asian-Glazed Baked Chicken the pork steaks can be browned in a skillet first if desired for extra flavor, use only low-sodium soy sauce for this, serve with cooked rice

• Total Time: 1 hrs 40 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 6 pork steaks (or use 6-8 center-cut pork chops about 3/4-1-inch thick)
• black pepper (to taste)
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• ¼ cup ketchup
• ¼ cup Heinz Chili Sauce (use mild chili sauce)
• 1 -2 tablespoon fresh minced garlic (or to taste)
• ¾ cup low sodium soy sauce (use only low-sodium soy sauce)
• cooked rice

Directions:

1. Set oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
3. Season both sides of the pork steaks or chops with a small amount of black pepper, then place in the baking dish.
4. In a bowl stir together brown sugar with cornstarch and ginger, ketchup, chili sauce, garlic and soy sauce.
5. Pour the mixture over the pork; toss with hands to make certain that the pork is coated with sauce.
6. Cover with foil and bake for 1-1/2 hours or until pork is tender (pork chops may need a little less time to bake).
7. Serve with cooked rice.

Reviews

[Lorenita]

I made this last night for supper and was really disappointed. I have a brand new baby and was looking for a quick and easy recipe. The pork turned out very tender but I did not like the texture of the meat - kind of like boiled pork. I love pork steaks and my husband usually pan fries them with lots of seasoning salt or coats them in shake n' bake and fries them. I have also had them grilled with barbecue sauce. The flavors of the sauce itself are good but it did not thicken up at all and did not form a nice glaze as I had hoped. Against my better judgment, I did not brown the pork steaks first and I wish that I had because I think that this would have made a difference. Also, I think boiling the sauce on the stove first to thicken it, and then putting it on the browned pork steaks and then in the oven might have really made a difference also. I also think grilling the pork steaks and then basting them with this sauce might be good (or using this sauce as a marinade). Now, I have all this leftover pork steak that tastes kind of gross and I have to figure out a way to salvage it for supper tonight - stir fry maybe... I may try this recipe again with the changes I suggested, but I would test it out on a couple of steaks first instead of all 6.

[HeidiSue]

This was great! I used it on a pork loin. The only thing I did differently was to use a raspberry chipotle sauce instead of the brown sugar. We really enjoyed it. There was a lot of sauce left over so my husband wants to use it on another pork loin, but grill it instead, I am sure it will be fantastic! Thanks Kitten!

[stmstmstm_8562766]

This recipe is simply amazing! I made it tonight for dinner, using 2 lbs of pork steaks, and it was so delicious there was nothing left! I did not change the recipe. I did sear the steaks in a little vegetable oil before I placed the dish in the oven. The meat was so tender it just fell off the bone, and the sauce was too good for words! I will make this over and over, and will always use pork steaks!