Barbecue Gammon Steak With Fresh Pineapple

Tasty and yet so simple is how I’d describe this barbecue gammon steak recipe, there’s no need for a sauce and in my view and with fresh pineapple there’s no need to complicate the flavour combination. (If you are struggling to get a fresh pineapple you can get away with the canned rings but just make sure you get those canned in their own juice and not in syrup.)

Barbecue Gammon Steak Served With Garlic Mash and Grean Beans

After that the only thing to do is to make sure that your gammon is nice and thick and that the rind is prepared for the grill.

Gammon steaks have a heavy rind and when heat is applied it makes the steak “curl” and this makes for uneven cooking. To stop the gammon from curling take a sharp knife and cut into the rind every inch along the perimeter - low and behold, your steak will remain flat on the grill and cook evenly.

After that it's all about grilling over a nice high heat to deliver a crisp exterior and juicy meat.

Serves:- 4 people

Preparation Time:- 15 minutes
Cooking Time:- 15 minutes

Total Time:- 30 minutes

Ingredients:-

How To Cut The Rind To Give Even Cooking Of The Steak

4 Gammon Steaks
1 Fresh Pineapple

Method:-

Using a sharp knife, slice the outer skin off the pineapple and then slice along the length into ½ inch / 1 centimetre slices – you should get about 8 chunky slices out of one pineapple.

Use the knife to remove the core and make a ring.

When the grill is nice and hot (and you’ve made your cuts into the rind) slap the gammon steaks on. Work on about 7 minutes per side depending on thickness and the job’s done and for the last couple of minutes top each steak off with a pineapple ring just to warm through.

Remove the gammon and pinapple ring together from the from the grill using tongs and serve immediately.

Easy grilling. If only we had smell-a-vision!

I served my barbecue gammon steaks with garlic mash and green beans.

Note: - You can also use a bacon joint for this recipe. What's the difference? Very little apart from the price of the meat.

The process for preparing bacon and gammon are exactly the same, all that differs is the cut of meat used. Typically bacon is from the back or flank area whereas gammon is cut from the rump area (back of the hind legs).

Gammon is more lean wheras bacon is more fatty and it's this point that determines the price diffential. If you can get a lean bacon joint and slice it thickly to make your own gammon steaks then good for you.