Broiled Ham Steaks

° Serves 4

I often buy ham shoulders, precooked boneless hams that are available at the supermarket. The meat is good in sandwiches or cooked with peas or lentils (see Black-Eyed Peas and Ham and Fricasse of Peas with Ham), and it can also be sliced into steaks. These cook in a few minutes under the broiler and are quite flavorful. They are especially good served with Steamed Cauliflower with Lemon Butter or Zucchini Flan, along with potatoes.

• 4 small ham steaks (about 4 ounces each and ½ inch thick), cut from precooked boneless ham
• 2 tablespoons ketchup
• 4 teaspoons brown sugar
• ¼ teaspoon Tabasco sauce
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard

Preheat the broiler. Arrange the ham steaks on a cookie sheet lined with nonstick aluminum foil. Mix together the ketchup, brown sugar, Tabasco sauce, and mustard in a small bowl and spread evenly over the steaks.

Broil the steaks, about 5 inches from the heat source, for about 10 minutes, until nicely browned. Serve.

These flavorful ham steaks cook in a few minutes under the broiler.