BBQ Pork Steaks in the Slow Cooker: Cook in the crockpot with your favorite bbq sauce, and it’s one of the best pork steak recipes EVER! Such a quick and easy dinner idea and one of our top favorite slow cooker recipes!
Post updated April 12, 2021
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❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Friends, we all know that all of the recipes around here are quick and easy recipes, yes? Well, if there was a word to describe that this pork steak recipe was even easier than ANY recipe on this blog, (well besides this slow cooker pulled pork) then I’d say it. So I’m just asking that you take my word for it!
Or… better yet, take a look at the recipe below, and you’ll SEE how easy it’s going to be.
Not Enough Time? If you don’t have time for a slow cooker recipe, then check out my Baked BBQ Pork Steaks recipe to speed things up!
Honestly, I think the hardest part of this recipe was walking to the deep freezer, to pull the pork steaks out to cook.
💡 FAQs
For this recipe, all you need is bbq sauce with the pork steaks. As they cook, they’ll release juices and cook in those so it’s not necessary to add additional liquid.
Cooking them in the slow cooker with bbq sauce is a GREAT way to have tender, juicy pork steaks!
Yes! You’ll just want to make sure to cook them long enough to reach the safe-eating, internal temperature of 145 degrees, and allow them to rest for 3 minutes before serving. Or cook in the slow cooker until 160°) Cooking from frozen won’t allow you to cut slits in them as the recipe states, but that is ok… they can still be delicious!
You’ll find the full recipe card at the bottom of the post, but if you’re a visual person, don’t miss the helpful tips throughout the post!
👩🏻🍳 How to Cook Pork Steaks
First, I added a little salt and pepper to the pork steaks, before putting them in the cooker.
Since my wonderful parents gifted us with half a hog this year, we have an endless large amount of pork in our deep freezer. And because I didn’t think until the last minute to make pork steaks for dinner, I threw those frozen babies right in to the slow cooker.
If the pork steaks had not been frozen, I would have cut a small slit or two in each steak before saucing and cooking to allow some extra flavor and to help cook the steaks a little faster.
- Pour a dab of bbq sauce in the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Place a steak in the slow cooker and baste with a dab of bbq sauce.
- Repeat the process and place another steak in the slow cooker, making sure each steak is covered with sauce.
- Cook on low for 4-6 hours, or until steaks are done. (Making sure the internal temp of pork steaks reaches 145 degrees, and allow to rest for 3 minutes before serving or go ahead and cook until the internal temperature reaches 160°. — this temperature has been updated according to the USDA’s recommended temperatures.)
Slow Cooking Makes Tender Pork Steaks
I’ve always been on a hunt for tender pork steak recipes, and before making these, I knew that cooking meats in the slow cooker, typically made them super tender. But for my husband to stop mid-bite to say,
“Jessica… these are really, really tender.”
I’ll have a hard time making these any other way. They were so tender that I’m even considering cooking them again, just to use the meat in a “pulled pork,” style of dish. They turned out to be one of the best pork steak recipes we’ve ever had.
TIP: Our slow cooker tends to cook SUPER fast. (Even on the “low” setting.) So our pork steaks tend to be “done” after a couple of hours. But when I leave the pork steaks in the crockpot for a while (at least four hours) they’re literally hard to get out, without them falling off of the bone.
🥗 What to Serve With Pork Steaks
We absolutely love having this red skin potato salad (or cauliflower potato salad if doing low carb), baked beans with ground beef, this bbq ranch cornbread salad or to keep it simple, we’ll open up a can of green beans and try one of these ways to make green beans taste better! But when you’re serving pork of any form, it seems like this KFC Coleslaw recipe is always a hit.
❄️ How to Store Leftover Pork Steaks
If you have leftover pork steaks, once cooled off, store in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for 3-5 days.
🥩 More Steak Recipes
If you’re a steak lover like those in our house, then you’ll definitely want to check out this popular oven-baked steak recipe, steak bites, and venison steak recipe!
Recipe
BBQ Pork Steaks in the Slow Cooker
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Ingredients
- 4 pork steaks
- 1 bottle BBQ sauce we use Sweet Baby Rays
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Rub salt and pepper on both sides of each pork steak.
- Using a knife, cut a small slit or two in each steak.
- Pour a dab of bbq sauce in the bottom of the slow cooker
- Place a steak in the slow cooker and baste with a dab of bbq sauce.
- Repeat the process and place another steak in the slow cooker, making sure each steak is covered with sauce.
- Cook on low for 4-6 hours, or until steaks are done. (Making sure internal temp of pork steaks reach 145 degrees, and allow to rest for 3 minutes before serving.)
Notes
- Do I need to add liquid to slow cooker pork? For this recipe, all you need is bbq sauce with the pork steaks. As they cook, they’ll release juices and cook in those so it’s not necessary to add additional liquid.
- How do you cook pork steaks without drying them out? Cooking them in the slow cooker with bbq sauce is a GREAT way to have tender, juicy pork steaks!
- Can you cook frozen pork steaks in the slow cooker? Yes! You’ll just want to make sure to cook them long enough to reach the safe-eating, internal temperature of 145 degrees, and allow them to rest for 3 minutes before serving. Or cook in the slow cooker until 160°) Cooking from frozen won’t allow you to cut slits in them as the recipe states, but that is ok… they can still be delicious!
Nutrition
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more.
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Tracey o'sullivan says
Hi there thanks for the recipe, saw this and decided we were making them for tea tonight! They sound absolutely amazing. Ive always cooked pork steaks in a pan on the hob or under the grill and can never get them tender enough and they tend to be slightly chewy so we rarely have them. Heres hoping this recipe will revive my love of pork steaks.
Jessica says
Hi Tracey! I hope you loved them and thank you for dropping a note to let me know you were going to give them a try! I love hearing from those that do! XO
Hilary Hart says
I’ve just found your recipe and I hope my pork steaks are as good as yours, they do smell delicious I must say! 🤞🤞🤞
Jessica says
Yay!! I hope they turned out great for you too! Mmm… I know exactly what smell you’re talking about! SOOOOO good! Haha! Thank you for coming by and dropping a note!
Joseph Daniel says
It’s a little before midnight and I have salt & peppered my pork steaks and am fixin to put eight of em in my crock pot. Going to cover the bottom with County Fair barbecue sauce then put my pork steaks in as per your recipe. I’ll be basting each one with some sauce and pouring a little more on top of it all. Varying just a little bit I will add a few chopped onions, sweet green pepper and a little brown sugar. After 6 hours on low heat I will serve w/ corn on the cob, brown beans, coleslaw and some fried okra. Some hot biscuits for sopping that BBQ sauce gravy and some sweet ice tea will set everything off just fine. Lord have mercy…I may just hafta throw together a lemon icebox pie to enjoy for dessert about an hour and a half after we finish our main course. A male cooked Monday night delish supper in Tennessee.
Jessica says
Ahhh! This all sounds amazing and I can’t wait to hear how it all turns out!! Thank you for sharing all of that too. Now I’m super hungry! 🙂
Jennifer says
Trying now sounds fast, easy and good.
Jessica says
Oh good! I hope you love it as much as we do! Thank you!
Kathy Fry says
Yummy! I just got 6 steaks for 5.60 @ Staters in California.
I never cooked Pork Blake steaks before but the price was right so I bought two packs and thought I’d better Google a recipe. Here I am.
Thanks for the recipe, we love Baby Ray’s too! I hope I have enough energy to do this recipe…. just kidding lol
Have a great day!
Jessica says
Haha!!!! What a deal!! I’m so glad you found this recipe. I bet you’ll love it. Thank you for dropping a note to let me know!
Bryant says
Can you use Wyler’s instant bouillon cubes instead of salt and pepper I know I used them in my homemade beef stew and it worked
Jessica says
I don’t see what it would hurt! Sounds pretty good to me!
Bryant Wilson says
Ok I’m trying it I’ll let you know how it turned out
Brooke says
Do you think this would work with pork chops?
Jessica says
I don’t see why that wouldn’t work!! Sounds delicious to me!
Lakreisha says
I made this for dinner and they turned out great
Jessica says
Wonderful!! I’m so glad that they did! Thank you so much for coming back here to let me know! 🙂
Robin Groth says
Jessica, My daughter wants to make pulled pork sliders for a football party this weekend since her hubby loved the pulled pork we made from the pork shoulder roast we had in freezer. All I have left is 5 pork shoulder steaks from our half of pig. Can I cook these like you said and just pull them after they are done? Or should we just buy another pork shoulder roast? Any help would be appreciated.
Jessica says
I’m so sorry I’m just seeing this Robin! I’m sure you’ve already tried something by now???? But just in case, I don’t see why you couldn’t use the pork steaks! When I made them, it was amazing how the pork steaks just fell apart. But they may not give that “pulled pork” texture that you’re looking for?? They may… but I’m not sure. It also may not make as much pulled pork as you’re wanting, if there’s not a whole lot of meat on each steak?? I can’t wait to hear what you ended up doing!
Geekytaitai says
With the Polar Vortex now dipping down into the deep South, I had to try this recipe. We usually grill them in the summertime, but not now!
I put those babies in the crock-pot frozen with my favorite BBQ sauce from Shoup’s Country Foods. It turned out perfectly with the meat literally falling off the bone.
Thank you for sharing this.
Jessica says
Oh that’s wonderful! I’m so glad that you enjoyed them as much as I do! Thank you for coming back and sharing that you did!
Mlt says
I’m going in…. hope it all works out for me. 🙂
Jessica says
Yay! I hope you enjoyed them!!
Lisa Clay says
Just pulled them out after three hrs. They are perfectly tender and literally absorbed the flavor of the sauce. Thank you for the recipe I am sharing it with my daughters now.
Jessica says
Yay!!!! I’m so glad that you liked it!! I love a good tender pork steak!
Brenda Turpin says
Did you cook them from frozen? One what setting? I can’t wait to get some and try this!
Lisa Clay says
I just put them on ! My 19 yr old son insisted on searing them first! We’re so excited to try them. Will let you know how they turn out. Also added chopped onion and fresh garlic.😋Oh and just a tiny bit of brown sugar! Teehee!!
Jessica says
Mmmmm!!! That sounds AMAZING! Thank you for sharing what you tried!
Jasmine says
Is it okay to use frozen ones or should i thaw out?
Jessica says
I used frozen ones when I made this recipe! Go for it! (Cooking time may be a bit longer of course, but not too much longer I’m sure!)
Leah Taylor says
I just found a pack of pork steaks in the freezer which my brother left here last week. Thank goodness I found your recipe as I really wasn’t sure what to do with them. They’re cooking now and the aroma is divine.
Jessica says
Yay!!!! I hope you love them like we do!! Thank you for coming by! XO
Sheila says
Thanks for this, Jessica! I am making dinner tonight for a friend who just had a hip replacement. When I went to put the Country Ribs in the crockpot this morning, I discovered they weren’t Ribs at all … they were Pork Shoulder Steaks. I have never heard of them before but was thrilled to find your recipe and that they could be cooked in a crockpot just like my famous ribs.
Jessica says
Oh good!!! I hope they turned out for you, and are tender as can be! 🙂 XOXO
Kathy Inglis says
Thank you for this recipe. Pork steaks tend to be tough when just fried so this recipe assures tender and tasty pork steak!
Jessica says
Oh you’re so welcome Kathy! Thank you so much for dropping a note!!! XO
Isabel says
Would the time change if I made 2 pork steaks instead of 4?
Jessica says
Hi there! I wouldn’t think so, but it may not hurt to keep an eye on it. It all really depends on your slow cooker, and how hot it can get too!
AMR says
Can the same recipe used for veal or beef chops.
If yes would the cooking time vary.
Thanks in advance.
Jessica says
Hello there! You know, I’m not really sure. I’ve never made those in the slow cooker. However if you try it, I would just make sure that the veal or beef chops would reach the recommended internal temp according to the Food Safety website HERE!
Ann says
Is the cook time listed for fresh or frozen pork steaks?
Jessica says
Hi Ann! I actually did frozen pork steaks, but my crock pot cooks extremely hot, even on the low setting. So I’d check the internal temperature just to make sure!
Jamie says
My Chop’s are frozen and on the thin and large size. Should I flip them? Thanks for the recipe
Jessica says
Hi Jamie! I wouldn’t say they’d need flipped, because I’ve never had to do that. BUT… if you would feel better about flipping them, I don’t think it would hurt at all! 🙂 I hope you enjoy them!