This is how to cook Pork steak in air fryer with no breading. Use our dry rub on fresh or frozen steak in air fryer to turn out tender and juicy with a crispy outside your whole family will love.
Ready to try a new dish this week? You won’t believe how fork tender they turn out in your Ninja Foodi or hot air machine. Just one of our many easy air fryer recipes we make every other week now because it is so good.
We have been enjoying pork steaks in oven for years now. Ever since I got this “magic machine” we have tried our favorite cuts in it and wow were these tasty. I mean our bone in air fryer pork chops recipe is good but get rid of that pesky bone and these are a bit more out of this world I tell you.
If it is way too hot outside to turn on your oven this will save the day. I am all about my countertop appliances for this very reason. Well I mean I love this one also because it gets my food a great texture on the outside.
Ninja Foodi Pork Steaks Recipe
Tips: My Favorite models are the Cosori or making Ninja Foodi recipes with the lid that is attached.
It is best practice to put food into a hot basket. This is how to preheat air fryer first before adding your food so it becomes as crispy as possible. For best results, here’s a printable free air fryer cooking time chart here for your fridge.
You have probably run across a lot of ideas where you dunk in some egg and into breadcrumbs. I will admit that is amazing too but if you want to save on the calories then go with ours!! You get the same type of crunch with the seasonings coating it but without the added carbs.
Air Fryer Frozen Pork Steaks
This uses defrosted and/or fresh pieces of pig. It won’t work if you start out rock hard. If you’re in need of how to cook frozen pork chops in air fryer you’d need to refer to this post on temperature and cook times instead. Forgetful moments do happen so we have instructions for all occasions here.
Ingredient Notes
You need a few pork steaks, boneless, 6 fit well in our basket, do not overlap for the ideal texture
Olive oil spray will allow all the things to stick nicely. You could use avocado oil instead if you would rather.
Seasonings
We use our steak dry rub on almost everything, you could use it on all parts of the pig too. It is sweet and savory with a little kick to it. This time a bottled seasonings was used to make things super easy peasy.
I like to add some Italian seasoning on the outside, that works well for an already done mix in a jar And to add flavor use garlic salt or onion salt works just as well If you just wanted simple salt and pepper, a bit of garlic powder, onion powder, and/or smoked paprika go for it.
How Long to Cook Pork Steak in Air Fryer
There is a range for these or any cuts of meat of course because just like with 2 inch thick pork chops vs. thin the thickness will make them take longer or less time. I like using medium pieces as seen here which are 8-10 minutes to maintain a juicy interior.
Just as you would with bone in pork chops or pork shoulder steak you always need to check with instant read thermometer inside thickest part of steak to ensure they reach 145 F before consuming.
How do you cook pork steaks without drying them out?
You don’t want to overcook them. Yes of course you need to ensure the thickest part reaches the correct meat internal temperature but beyond that pull it off quickly once it does. Also, once it is at 145 degrees F let it rest, covered, for a good 10 minutes before slicing.
Setting the temperature a bit lower will help keep boneless pork chops it moist too. These cook at an even 350 F vs. 400 degrees that many other tougher meats are set to. Different than air fryer steak you do want a little crisp on the outside, but not so much that it makes the insides tough. Low and slow……
Marinated
If you wanted to marinate this pork steaks recipe first for a few hours that would work too. Then pat dry, add seasonings and continue on with the directions below. I typically only do this if I am cooking smoked pork steaks so it doesn’t crisp at all.
You can adjust how crispy the outside is for any protein cooked this way. To make it more golden brown you just need to spray the tops with some olive oil spray. Do this about 2 minutes before it is supposed to be done so you don’t overcook and dry them out.
Pork Steaks in Air Fryer Recipe
Equipment
- 1 air fryer
Ingredients
- 6 medium pork steaks, boneless used
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- 1 spray olive oil
Instructions
- Pat steaks dry with a paper towel. Preheat air fryer to 350 F for 5 minutes.
- Mix seasonings together and rub on all sides of meat. Spray olive oil spray inside basket and lay meat in without overlapping pieces.
- Air fry for 10-12 minutes (timing will depend on how thick your pieces are). To really crisp outsides spray tops with olive oil spray 2 minutes before end of cook time.
- Take out of basket and let rest for at least 5 minutes before slicing to maintain juiciness. Check in thickest part to ensure they reach 145 F before consuming.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
What goes well with pork steaks?
If you want to add more moisture and flavor you should make this pressure cooker gravy and serve them over a bed of pressure cooker mashed potatoes. I like to integrate vegetables into every meal and these are a few of our favorites with these:
- Pour some of our onion gravy on top for added yum
- Air fryer parmesan broccoli with parmesan on top
- During the summertime you should try a few ears of air fryer corn.
- You could serve these with Ninja Foodi rice
How long is leftover cooked pork good for?
If you package it well and keep it in the fridge it will keep for a good 3 days. Make sure you wrap each piece in plastic wrap and slide them into a freezer bag. Suck all the air out and these techniques will keep each piece as moist as possible. Reheat in microwave for 60 seconds, slice and make your pork steak recipe into tacos.
I have used leftovers in a casserole too which is a great one pot meal complete with pasta and all. I hate to waste food so I use what is on it’s last leg in all sorts of things. Diced it can be thrown into a batch of fried rice too.
If you want to use your oven to bake these babies, with our dry rub give our baked pork chops recipe a whirl. It gets 5 stars from everyone who makes them and many say they’ll never cook them any other way again.
Easy and tasty succulent pork!
Yeah!!