Easy Slow Cooker Pork Steaks Recipe (2024)

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By Courtney ODell

Jul 22, 2020, Updated Oct 30, 2023

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This keto easy slow cooker pork steaks recipe is a knockout way to make perfect pork steaks or large pork chops that are never dry, bursting with flavor, and their own rich gravy right from the slow cooker! This pork steak slow cooker recipe will become one of your favorite ways to cook crock pot pork chops!

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Perfect Tender Pork Steaks in the Slow Cooker
How to Make Slow Cooker Pork Steaks
Pork Chops vs. Pork Steaks
Tips to Perfect Easy Slow Cooker Pork Steaks:
Other Keto Pork Dinners You’ll love:
Easy Slow Cooker Pork Steaks Recipe

Perfect Tender Pork Steaks in the Slow Cooker

It brings tender, juicy, and delicious pork steaks – just drop in the slow cooker and go about your day!

This recipe is really more of a technique than a recipe – how to cook pork steaks in a slow cooker for never-fail tender, juicy pork steaks and pork chops that are delicious on their own – or in wraps, sandwiches, salads, tacos, burritos, or even with pasta!

This easy slow cooker pork steak recipe is incredibly adaptable – you can use any dry herb/seasoning mixture you love (taco spices, bbq rub, pork rub, five spice mix, etc.) – to make tender, never-dry pork steaks in the slow cooker with.

If you’re wondering how to cook pork steaks tender in a slow cooker, look no further.

This technique is crazy easy, takes almost no extra ingredients, and is perfect for keto diets, low carb diets, and other restrictive eating plans since there is no extra sugar or gluten added (be sure to check your pork rub if following a strict diet, as there are often preservatives and additives.)

Check out my web story on these pork steaks!

How to Make Slow Cooker Pork Steaks

To make this recipe, you will need the following ingredients:

Pork Steaks: These are the star of the dish, providing a meaty and savory flavor. Pork steaks are typically cut from the shoulder or blade portion of the pig and offer a balance of lean meat and some marbling, which enhances the taste and texture.
Pork Rub: The pork rub is a blend of spices and seasonings that add layers of flavor to the pork steaks. It often includes ingredients like paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, brown sugar, and various herbs and spices. The rub not only seasons the meat but also creates a flavorful crust when the steaks are cooked.
Celtic Sea Salt: Celtic sea salt, known for its slightly briny and mineral-rich taste, enhances the overall seasoning of the pork steaks. It helps bring out the natural flavors of the meat and the spices in the rub. The salt also aids in tenderizing the pork as it cooks.
Fresh Cracked Pepper: Freshly cracked black pepper adds a mild heat and pungency to the pork steaks. It complements the other seasonings in the rub and provides a balanced flavor profile. The cracked pepper also contributes to the appearance of the steaks, adding specks of black to the crust.

Pork Chops vs. Pork Steaks

Pork Chops and Pork Steaks taste the same – but look different, and are cut from different part of the pork loin.

All the meat along the loin is consideredpork chops –but the very front and very back parts of the loin have different bones.

The center cut ribpork chopand the ribeye porksteakboth come from the center of the loin – though their bones are different.

Both pork chops and pork steaks can be dry if overcooked or cooked wrong – but are easy if done correctly.

I like to cook them either in a slow cooker (slow and low), or seared in a pan and then baked in a very hot oven to bring perfect, tender and never-dry pork.

For pork steaks though, this slow cooker pork steak recipe really is my absolute favorite.

Tips to Perfect Easy Slow Cooker Pork Steaks:

This recipe for the best pork steaks in the slow cooker is surprisingly simple and delicious, but there are a couple tips and tricks to ensure perfect, never-dry slow cooker pork steaks.

Here are my favorite tips and tricks:

Pat pork dry. I really like to be sure the seasonings I am adding to the pork stick and sink in, so I am sure to pat them dry before adding the rub.

Don’t add extra liquid. We’re cooking thick cut pork steaks (or thick bone in chops) – which have plenty of fat. Don’t add in extra moisture – you don’t need it in the slow cooker!

Use a Rub you love. This recipe is totally adaptable – you can use pork rub, bbq pork rub, herbs de provence seasoning, taco mix, ranch dressing seasoning – any herb mix you love.

Instant Pot as Slow Cooker. Use your Instant Pot’s slow cooker settings and use directions: to speed up the cooking process, you can use an electric pressure cooker. Follow prep instructions below: Add pork steaks to instant pot inner pot. Close lid and set to seal. Seal and cook on high pressure for 15 minutes, natural release for 15 minutes before quick release.

Other Keto Pork Dinners You’ll love:

This quick and simple slow cooker pork chops or pork steaks recipe is one of my all time favorites – if you love it as much as I do, please check out some of my other favorite low carb keto pork dinner recipe ideas!

Try my other pork recipes: The Best Baked Garlic Pork Tenderloin, Ranch Diced Pork Lettuce Wraps, Alsace Choucroute Garnie (Braised Pork Meat Pot), Perfect Grilled Souvlaki, One Pot Lemon Garlic Pork Chops and Asparagus Skillet, and Easy Baked Ranch Pork Tenderloin and Gravy.

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