Smoked Pork Steaks

If you’ve been following Zopago for very long you know we love easy smoker recipes and add to it often. These smoked pork steaks with a dry rub were our latest creation. They came out SO good! We added some corn to the bottom rack which we’ll share later but when we opened it up everything was done to perfection.

We started with these smoked bacon wrapped pork chops and moved to steaks. I honestly hadn’t tried a pork steak recipe before and I am not a steak fan in general.

I will have to admit my husband’s pork dry rub recipe it takes it to a whole new level. They’re part of our electric smoker recipes round up but have been made in a pellet grill too. That way you add tons of flavor at the very beginning and as it cooks they soak in more and more.

Ingredient Notes

You are going to want some boneless Pork steaks, one per person is about right unless they are rather large. If you can only find bone-in go for it, I just rather have without to slice easier when done.

How to Make Dry Rub

You can keep it the rub listed below nice and sweet and savory or add more heat to make it spicy. Either way it is out of this world and you will have no need for sauce, though you could add some too if you like.

You will want to bring some sweetness to the rub with brown sugar. I like to add some garlic powder too, or onion powder is a good alternative. Use about 1/2-1 tbsp dry sriracha depending on how spicy you want it to be. And then of course you want some Kosher salt. Wood chips or pellets for smoker are needed, we like using apple for this

Here is a spicy dry rub for pork you could use rather than the one below. This and our tri tip dry rub are both really good. Barbecue sauce is great if you want to make bbq pork steaks. Add some heat with your sauce for extra intensity or leave more mild and/or sweet.

When to Add Sauce

If you love a rich sauce baked on you should brush it on top about 15 minutes before they are ready to take off so the flavors can deepen and begin to brown just a bit. That will intensify the flavors and make them out of this world. Creating a sticky like caramelized color and texture with the heat and make the flavors really pop.

How Long to Smoke Pork Steaks

Depending on the size and thickness of your pork steaks it will vary slightly but we’ve made this several times and 90 minutes seems to be quite right to reach the necessary internal temperature for pork and not have it overdone. I might check after 70 minutes or so if yours are a bit thinner and gage how much longer they might need.

How do you know when pork steaks are done?

Remove your pork steak recipe pieces when they reach a safe 145F but if you have pork shoulder steaks they need more time in order to break down the connective tissues so those should be closer to 195F. To stay juicy allow to rest covered with foil for 5 minutes before slicing.

Tips

Don’t overcook your blade steaks, nobody likes dry pork. Always check the internal temperature before serving. Follow guidelines in meat smoker printable linked below. Place directly on your grill grate to get nice marks on the outsides. Cook time depends on how thick your pieces are

Last but certainly not least you always want to allow your proteins to rest. A good 15 minutes covered with aluminum foil to stay warm is sufficient. That locks those juices inside instead of letting them flow out of your meat and on to your plate.

You’ll want a small bowl handy for the seasonings. I use the same for pork butt, Boston butt, pork shoulder and even on St. Louis ribs. It is killer!!

Looking for other smoker recipes? We have a bunch now that you can search for in the search bar of my site or use the navigation bar for that category. A few favorites are below but we publish a few new ones each and every month too so make sure to sign up for my newsletter below to get them via. email.

Cooking pork in a pressure cooker or air fryer pork steak is a fabulous way to get it tender too.

1. Then try thebest way to smoke ribs with dry rub of course on those too
2. If your smoker doesn’t have a built in digital thermometer you’ll want that too.
3. Traeger smoked turkey is the best way to cook it ever for the holiday season
4. This is how to grill ribs on gas grill with a very similar seasoning blend to make it amazing for a meal

Our next most popular one is this smoked pulled pork though. With the same dry rub as here, it’s out of this world great. Served with some sauteed mushrooms is a great meal for sure.