Ham steak with pineapple sauce

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 slice 33%-less-sodium cooked ham, (1-pound) (1/2 inch thick)
2 teaspoons Brown sugar
⅛ teaspoon Ground ginger
1 tablespoon Lemon juice
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
½ cup Unsweetened pineapple juice
1 teaspoon Cornstarch

Directions

Trim fat from ham.

Lightly score ham slice in a diamond pattern using a sharp knife.

Place in an 11- x 7- x 2-inch baking dish. Combine next 4 ingredients in a bowl, stirring well with a wire whisk; spread mixture over ham. Cover with heavy-duty plastic wrap, and vent. Microwave at HIGH 4 minutes or until thoroughly heated.

Remove ham slice from dish, and cut into 4 equal pieces; set aside, and keep warm.

Combine pineapple juice and cornstarch in a 1-cup glass measure, and stir well.

Microwave at HIGH 1-½ minutes or until thickened and bubbly; stir well.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 3 ounces ham and 2 tablespoons sauce).

Per serving: 92 Calories; 4g Fat (37% calories from fat); 6g Protein; 8g Carbohydrate; 20mg Cholesterol; 478mg Sodium Serving Ideas : Serve pineapple sauce with ham.

NOTES : Serve sweet potato wedges, steamed zucchini, and corn muffins to complement this pineapple-flavored sauce.

Recipe by: Cooking Light, July/Aug 1993, page 100 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #419 by igor@... on Jan 28, 1997.

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