Country-Style Ham Steak

By Addie

“Since the brown sugar and apricot mixture in this recipe will cover twice as much ham, Grandma often saved money and time by doubling the amount of ham, then she'd use the leftovers to make ham biscuits.”

Ingredients

• 1 ham steak, 1 inch thick
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 (16-ounce) can apricot halves in syrup

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350F. Trim fat from outer edge of ham. Cut out and discard center bone.

Place ham in a medium baking dish. Spoon brown sugar over top. Sprinkle with cloves.

Drain apricots, reserving 1/4 cup syrup. Arrange apricot halves, cut side up, in a circle over ham.

Pour reserved syrup over ham. Bake ham until sauce is bubbly, about 20 minutes.


Grandma's Secret Tip

Cut slashes at 1-inch intervals in the fatty outside edge of the ham steak to keep it from curling while cooking.