These pork steaks baked under a cheese coat are pure weeknight comfort: juicy pork steaks brushed with a tangy yogurt-and-mustard sauce, layered with sweet onion rings and pickled cucumber, then baked under a golden, bubbling cheese crust. If you love cheesy baked dinners like my chicken nests with pineapple and cheese, this pork version belongs on your table tonight.
Ingredients
- 4 medium pork steaks
- 1 onion, sliced into rings
- 2 pickled cucumbers, sliced into rounds
- 300 g (10.5 oz) hard cheese, grated
- 2 tbsp thick plain yogurt
- 1 tbsp whole-grain mustard
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Score both sides of the steaks in a shallow crosshatch pattern. Season with salt and pepper.
- For the sauce, mix the yogurt with the mustard.
- Lay the meat on a parchment-lined baking sheet and brush with the sauce.
- Top with onion rings and cucumber rounds; sprinkle generously with grated cheese.
- Bake at 180C (350F) for 40 minutes until golden and bubbly.
Tips
Score the steaks in a shallow crosshatch so the yogurt-mustard sauce seeps in and the meat cooks evenly — Serious Eats has excellent guides on scoring and baking meat for maximum flavor.
Grate the cheese yourself instead of using pre-shredded: fresh-grated cheese melts into a smoother, bubblier crust. The same trick works beautifully in my crispy phyllo rolls with cheese and herbs.
Leftovers reheat well — slice the pork thin and tuck it into sandwiches. If you love hearty pork dinners, also try my pork braised in tomato and walnut sauce, and find more easy ideas at Allrecipes.
Nutrition per 100 g: 244 kcal, 21.3 g protein, 16.6 g fat, 1.2 g carbs.