Smoking Porksteaks Question

[chrisrapp]

We are smoking pork steaks for about 200 people on our reverse flow smoker Sat.

What temp should we cook at. We always smoke at 250 but I was thinking of cooking them at 300 to crisp them up a little.

Any thoughts? Thanks

[Geronimo]

I did (about that many) them when I had my catering business and they turned out GREAT.

I used pork loin sliced into steaks about 1-1/2" thick so they wouldn't dry out as there isn't ANY fat in them.

Smoked @ 325 for about 45 mins and they turned out awesome.

You only want to cook them to an internal temp of about 140, let them rest after cooking will bring them up to about 145-150 and will still be nice and moist.

I preferred to smoke them this way (sliced) VS whole loins and then slicing so each steak could get some nice bark & smoke all the way around.

Generously rub but not caked on and they will be awesome.

Also, we served with this glaze as a dipping sauce instead of a glaze:


APPLE BUTTER GLAZE FOR PORK

2 TBS Olive Oil
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 TBS minced Garlic
1 - 28oz bottle of Apple Butter
1 - 7oz can of Chipotle Salsa. (Thought I grabbed Chipotle W/Adobo sauce but used it anyway...worked out good. Could use another can but there were Ladies and Kids eating.)
1/2 cup Apple Cider Vinegar
1 cup water
1/2 teaspoon Ground Cloves

In large pan saute onions till slightly carmelized, then add garlic and saute 1 min. longer.
Add Apple Butter and Chipotle Salsa and cook for 5-6 minutes.
Add Vinegar, Water and Ground Cloves.
Cook for about 15 minutes.
Cool slightly, put in Blender and Liquify till smooth.

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[cjschuckwagon]

that sounds awesomw geronimo, and ditto on the temp and time, dont dry them out....cj