Pork Steaks

[Vermin99]

A couple of pork steaks on the WSM seasoned with Lawry's, black pepper and granulated garlic, A big chunk of pecan for smoke WSM ran at 275

Steaks hitting 165.


Added a Little Bones Sucking Sauce, foiled the steaks and then back on the smoker


After almost an hour steaks are probe tender


Removed the center section of the WSM laid the top grate on the charcoal ring and gave the steaks a quick sear.


Plated with some beans, and macaroni salad.

[MossyMO]

Nice, I would not turn down an invite to one of your meals any night of the week!

[bwerth42]

Looks delicious!

[solar]

They look great, as does the whole plate !

What part of the pig do the pork steaks come from ? Do they have a bone ?

[Fishawn]

What part of the pig do the pork steaks come from ? Do they have a bone ?

Looks like what is called a blade steak around here, cut from the butt

Nice cook John, thats my favorite way to cook them also.....

[Bearcarver]

They look great, as does the whole plate !

What part of the pig do the pork steaks come from ? Do they have a bone ?

If you look real close at the picture of the two slices side by side on the grill, you can see the shape of the bone on the one on the left. That's the same bone we remove when we de-bone a Butt.


Looks Awesome, Vermin!!!

Love that plate shot !!!


Bear

[solar]

So they're sliced from the shoulder area ? I'm wondering because I had a "pork porterhouse" steak at a restaurant a couple weeks ago, and was surprisingly good. Never heard of the cut before, and our server wasn't much help in answering my question about the cut either.

[206]

That cut is common in the Seattle area. They cut them in two thicknesses, one like above pic and then about 3/8 inch. I frequenty by the thin ones and cook them crispy ie carnitas. The are exceptional when marinaded.

I wonder if anybody has seen a chicken hind quarter cut through the bone lengthwise. How they pull it off, I don't know but they grill up nicely.

[dsgarner06]

Heck yeah those look great! I'd take a plate for sure!

[Bearcarver]

So they're sliced from the shoulder area ? I'm wondering because I had a "pork porterhouse" steak at a restaurant a couple weeks ago, and was surprisingly good. Never heard of the cut before, and our server wasn't much help in answering my question about the cut either.

A Pork Porterhouse isn't one of the steaks cut from the shoulder:
I believe a "Pork Porterhouse" looks similar to a small Beef Porterhouse, with the Loin Chop on one side & the Tenderloin on the other side.


Bear

[Sam3]

Wow! Now that looks great!

[SMOKE FREAK]

Never have been a fan of pork steak...Till now!

[cowgirl]

Man those look good. Love your side dishes too! Great post Vernim!

[IrishChef]

love a well prepped pork steak!

[erain]

A Pork Porterhouse isn't one of the steaks cut from the shoulder:
I believe a "Pork Porterhouse" looks similar to a small Beef Porterhouse, with the Loin Chop on one side & the Tenderloin on the other side.


Bear

John, you are correct, the porterhouse, beef or pork is cut from the rear section of the loin and includes a full medallion of tenderloin. As you get further forward the size of the tenderloin decreases and you are now into the tee bone section.

While pork steak can be a generic term for any cut of pork cut into a steak type application, it generally is from the pork butt or shoulder as seen in the picture. You are also correct in that is the same bone removed from a pork but when pulling.

Never have been a fan of pork steak...Till now!

You been missing out, grill them and put a lil sauce on them to help with the "char", awesome stuff. Always been meaning to cure some with some tenderquick, bet they would be awesome as well.