Make air fryer ham steak for a delicious quick dinner! Ham steak is brushed with a brown sugar glaze and cooked with sweet caramelized pineapple.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time12 minutesmins
Total Time17 minutesmins
Servings: 3
Ingredients
1ham steak(8-10 ounces)
1cuppineapple chunks
3tablespoonsbrown sugar
2tablespoonsmaple syrup
1/3cuppineapple juice(use juice drained from pineapple chunks)
2tablespoonsapple cider vinegar
1tablespoonbrown sugaroptional
Instructions
Cut the ham steak to fit in the air fryer basket if needed. A little overlap between the pieces in the basket is OK, but only a little.
1 ham steak
Put the ham steak in the air fryer and cook at 400 degrees F for 4 minutes.
While it cooks, drain the pineapple, reserving the liquid. Mix 1/3 cup of the juice with the brown sugar, maple syrup, and vinegar.
1 cup pineapple chunks, 3 tablespoons brown sugar, 2 tablespoons maple syrup, 1/3 cup pineapple juice, 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
When the 4 minutes are up, brush the top of the steak with the brown sugar mixture. Then flip it over and brush the other side.
Put the pineapple chunks on top of the ham and brush them with the glaze mixture.
Air fry at 400 degrees F for 8 minutes.
Verify the internal temperature has reached 145 degrees F with an instant-read thermometer.
Optional - if you want extra sweet and caramelized pineapple, pull the basket out, sprinkle a tablespoon of brown sugar on the pineapple chunks, and air fry at 400 F for 2 more minutes.
1 tablespoon brown sugar
Notes
Pineapple slices can be used instead of pineapple chunks.
If you don't have maple syrup replace it with brown sugar.
Try to pick a thickly cut ham steak. Reduce the cooking time by 2-3 minutes for thin slices.
You can skip the pineapple on top of the meat, but don't skip the brown sugar glaze. It adds flavor and helps keep the meat from drying out.