St Louis BBQ Pork Steaks is a unique way of barbecuing that is only found in St Louis, Missouri. Normally, pork butt is cooked low and slow. But in this case, the meat is thinly sliced into steaks and then grilled until cooked through and tender.
Pork steaks come from the Boston butt, from the shoulder of the pig. Also known as the pork blade steak, this cut has been around since the 1700’s. These steaks, compared to pork chops, have a large amount of intramuscular fat, making them super flavorful and tender.
The St Louis method of cooking pork butt is perfect for backyard barbecues when you don’t want to spend hours at the smoker. The meat comes out tender and flavorful, especially when seasoned properly and slathered in barbecue sauce. Make sure to have plenty of napkins on hand!
St Louis BBQ Pork Steaks Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 pork shoulder steaks
- Blues Hog Pork Marinade Mix or favorite pork marinade, to taste
- 1 can cola
- Blues Hog Sweet & Savory Seasoning or favorite sweet rub, to taste
- Blues Hog Smokey Mountain Barbecue Sauce or favorite BBQ sauce, to taste
Equipment
- grill
Directions
- Preheat a grill for direct grilling at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) and indirect grilling at 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
- Coat the pork steaks with a light dusting of the Pork Marinade and the Sweet & Savory Seasoning.
- Sear the steaks over direct heat for 6 minutes per side, to get dark grill marks. While searing, baste the steaks with the cola.
- Move the steaks to the indirect heat side of the grill and finish cooking until they reach an internal temperature of 155 degrees F (70 degrees C), 10 to 15 minutes.
- Remove the steaks from the grill and slather in the Smokey Mountain BBQ sauce. Return the steaks to the direct heat side of the grill for 5 minutes to caramelize. Serve immediately.
Nutritional Information
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