Cassie’s Ruminations

Ham Steak with Blackberry Rum Sauce

This is from Jaden’s blog. I halved the sauce recipe, omitted the fresh berries, and just eyeballed everything, and it turned out really well! I still had more sauce than needed, but it’d go great on ice cream or a little piece of pound cake for dessert. I’d definitely make this again.

Ham Steak with Blackberry Rum Sauce
Serves 2

1 large ham steak, about 1 lb total weight

For the sauce:
1 tbsp butter
1/8 cup blackberry preserves (I used Smucker’s Simply Fruit)
2 tbsp white rum
1/4 cup packed brown sugar

Heat the broiler and line a small rimmed cookie sheet with foil. Place the ham steak on the foil and place under the broiler. Cook for 10 minutes, flipping halfway through to brown on both sides.

While the ham is cooking, melt the butter in a small sauce pan over medium low heat. When it starts to foam, add the preserves, rum, and sugar, and whisk to combine. Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to low. Keep warm while the ham finishes cooking.

Cut the ham into two equal pieces and plate. Drizzle with the sauce and serve warm.