Grilled ham steaks topped with tart cherry-balsamic sauce make an easy, yet surprisingly elegant, dinner for a cozy night in. The sauce only has five ingredients and is ready in just 20 minutes!
For Valentine’s Day, we like to stay in and have a cozy meal at home. We save going out for another night when our favorite restaurants aren’t as crowded.
When I was brainstorming ideas for this year’s meal, my thoughts turned to ham steaks. Ham steak probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you want a romantic meal, but I’ve never seen Shawn as excited as he gets when I pull a ham out of the oven. Pork is definitely the key to his heart.
I still have some of our Christmas ham in the freezer, so making a whole ham is out of the question. Thankfully, Jones Dairy Farm makes twin-pack ham steaks that are perfect for a dinner for two without tons of leftovers. (I buy them locally at Hannaford; you can use this store locator to find them near you!)
I did a test run of my recipe this weekend, and it was everything I hoped it would be. The cherry-balsamic sauce is based loosely on the raisin sauce that be both love at Easter, but it’s not as sweet. The vinegar gives it a nice acidity that pairs really well with the sweet pork. A pinch of five-spice powder gives the sauce a hint of earthiness. I served the ham steaks with mashed sweet potatoes and roast broccolini.
Ingredients
- ½ cup balsamic vinegar
- 1 cup frozen cherries
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 pinch five-spice powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 Jones Dairy Farm ham steaks from 10-ounce twin pack
Instructions
- Combine the first 4 ingredients in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer, stirring frequently to help the cherries break down. Cook for 10-15 minutes, or until reduced by half. Season with salt. Keep warm.
- Heat the olive oil in a grill pan. Cook the ham steaks, turning frequently, for 5 minutes or until heated through.
- Serve the ham steaks with cherry-balsamic sauce.
I created this recipe for my client, Jones Dairy Farm. I truly love their products, and I hope you do too. Thank you fo supporting the brands that keep me inspired in the kitchen and help make Healthy Delicious possible!
You won me over with ham steaks but the cherry balsamic sauce just makes this fantastic. YUM
This is the perfect Valentine’s day meal!! My hubby and I stay home, too! We prefer to go out when it’s not as crowded and the “normal” menu/prices 🙂
I love the look of this ham steak! It’s so pretty and that sauce sounds ahhhhhhmazing!
Love this sauce you made Lauren! Jones Dairy Farm ham steaks are the perfect dinner for two!
The sauce combination is wonderful. I can just taste it.
I am wondering how that sauce would taste on top of chicken?
Did you try it on chicken. That sounds wonderful. Sounds like it would be good on a nice piece of breast without the skin. Thanks for the idea.
We will be going out too, on another night with less crowds. I love this ham steak idea. That cherry balsamic sauce is to die for!
What a great combination of flavors in that sauce – 5-spice powder always adds something special.
What a delicious combination! Beautiful cherry sauce!
That sauce looks so amazing, I want to drizzle it over all of my meat!