Beer Glazed Ham Steaks

•Posted: Apr 16, 2025

Beer Glazed Ham Steaks are a fun and super easy dinner for everyday meal or holidays. A sweet, brown sugar and beer glaze poured over quickly seared ham steaks, it’s a dinner you’re going to love for years to come.

If you don’t have the need to make a Whole Baked Ham Recipe, these ham steaks are a great alternative for a smaller crowd!

ham steaks on plate with macaroni and cheese

Why You’ll Love These Easy Beer Glazed Ham Steaks

Most people who are having a large Easter dinner will be making a whole ham, or a spiral sliced ham, that feeds a large amount of people. We love making a big ham for the holidays, and we always love the leftovers for making favorites like Grandma’s Pasta Fazool.

But if you don’t have a large crowd coming for the holidays, or you’re looking for a quick and easy ham dinner for the family, these Beer Glazed Ham Steaks are the answer!

Quick and Easy: From start to finish, this ham steak recipe only takes 20 minutes.
Affordable: Ham steaks are very inexpensive, sometimes on sale we can get them for about $2.99 each. Even if you count on one ham steak per person, that’s a very economical dinner.
Addicting Glaze: The skillet gets deglazed with beer (your favorite kind) and sweetened with brown sugar. Mustard for a slight tang, rounded out with balsamic glaze.

Ingredients You’ll Need

A photo of the primary ingredients you’ll need, minus the basics like salt and pepper. For a complete list of ingredients with amounts needed, head to the recipe card below.

After the photo we’ll talk about the ingredients, why they work in this recipe and also substitutions if applicable.

ingredients for making glazed ham steaks

Ham Steaks: You can buy regular (plain) or any variety of ham steaks that you like.
Beer: Any brand/type that you like drinking. You can even use a non-alcoholic beer if you like.
Mustard: Any mustard here will work, dijon, whole grain, even yellow mustard.
Brown Sugar: Makes the glaze sweet but also gives it a sticky, glazed texture.
Balsamic Vinegar: For a bit of tang and a depth of flavor.

How To Make Beer Glazed Ham Steaks

Step by step photos here with brief instructions for a visual aid. For complete, detailed instructions, head to the recipe card at the end of the post.

Sear the ham steaks: Sear the ham steaks in a large skillet with butter. If you’re skillet isn’t large enough for all 4, you can do this step in batches. Remove the ham to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm.

Make the glaze: Deglaze the skillet with beer and let reduce for 8-10 minutes. Add the brown sugar, mustard, balsamic vinegar and 2 tablespoons of butter. Whisk and let thicken for 5 minutes. Serve spooned over the ham steaks.

How Do You Know When A Ham Steak Is Cooked?

Most ham steaks that we buy in the grocery store are already cooked and ready to eat. What were doing here is really warming the ham up AND adding a delicious, buttery sear to the outside of the ham.

So as long as your ham is warmed through to your liking, it’s going to be ready to eat.

ham steaks with glaze poured on top and rolls in the background

Can You Make This Ham Recipe Ahead Of Time?

Yes! You can keep the seared ham steaks in a warm, 300 degree oven covered with aluminum foil until you’re ready to serve. The glaze can be kept warm right on the stove top, in the skillet covered with a lid. If you need a longer window than that, transfer the glaze to a microwave safe bowl and warm it up right before serving.

What Sides Go Well With Ham?

There’s so many side dishes to choose from, we don’t know where to start! One of our favorites listed below is our popular pineapple stuffing, if you’ve never tried it before you should definitely check it out.

You can spend a little more time on a side dish since these ham steaks are so easy to make. Any of these will be perfect for an every day meal or a holiday dinner.

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