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Rob’s Delicious Cinnamon Ham Steaks

Ingredients:

5-10 4-5 inch wide, 1/2-inch thick or thinner ham steaks (precooked Farmland good or custom-slized ham from grocery store)
1/4 cup white onion, medium, finely-chopped
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon onion powder
X salt and pepper to taste
2-3 sticks butter, salted or unsalted
1/4 to 1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
1 package chopped pecans (or double if desired)
1 package dried cranberries (or double if desired)
2 red delicious apples, coarsely-chopped, 1/4-inch pieces or smaller
1 can round pineapple slices (optional)

A) Grill the ham steaks on BBQ grill lightly or until fully cooked (if not precooked). You may also put a slight sear
on the steaks using an electric grill or a skillet coated with olive oil.

B) Combine onion, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, paprika, onion powder, pinch of salt, pinch of pepper and 1/2 stick of butter in frying pan on easy medium heat (4/10 electric stove) to carmelize the onions. Run each ham steak through
mixture, coating both sides. Set ham steaks aside.

C) Using lower setting in same or fresh skillet, power setting 3/10, mix 1 to 2 sticks of butter, sugar, pecans and apples. You have to really, Really, REALLY be patient here with the heat. If you overdo it, even slightly, you’ll burn the sugar and waste the ingredients; this could take 20 minutes to do. Cook to light bubbling. DO NOT allow to burn.

Stir constantly. Once the mixture is glazing, add the cinnamon. You may add the cranberries at the last minute or after you coat the steaks.

D) Now is the time to lay your cinammon sauce over the steaks. Arrange them in a nice sliding patter on your serving dish with about 1/3 or 1/2 of the steak exposed. Lay over the cinnamon sauce as desired and if you held off on the dried cranberries, sprinkle them on now.

E) If desired, grab a can of round pineapple slices and garnish with a few on the side, if you really want to overdo it.