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Thuringian beer-marinated pork steak

Thuringian beer-marinated pork steak

Main dishes

Pork steaks marinated for five hours in beer, mustard, and spices, then fried until golden brown and served with onions and pickles.

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Recipe from Castelobranco, Rbwtexan, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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A specialty of Thuringia: the beer marinade tenderizes the meat, while the roasted onions add a distinctive flavor.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Resting5 hr
  • Total5 hr 35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodMarinated and then pan-fried
  • Estimated cost$22.16 $5.54 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $17.62
  • $0.29
  • $1.29
  • $0.83
  • $2.13

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cut the meat into thick steaks and gently flatten them by pressing down on them. ≈ 8 min
  2. Prepare the marinade using the beer, mustard, and spices.
  3. Place the steaks in the marinade and let them rest for 5 hours.
  4. Gently blot them with soft paper towels. ≈ 3 min
  5. Heat the bacon in a frying pan and cook the steaks on both sides, ideally on a grill.
  6. Towards the end of cooking, roast the onions. ≈ 3 min
  7. Place the onions on top of the steaks and garnish with pickles. ≈ 10 min

The bill

Thuringian beer-marinated pork steak

  • 800 g of pork belly$17.62
  • 30 g of bacon$0.29
  • 500 ml of blonde beer$1.29
  • 400 g of onion$0.83
  • 400 g of pickled gherkins$2.13

Total$22.16

that's $5.54 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 800 g of pork belly
  • 30 g of bacon
  • 500 ml of blonde beer
  • 400 g of onion
  • 400 g of pickled gherkins
  • Salt and black pepper, to taste
  • marjoram, with its characteristic flavor
  • Carvi (culinary cumin), with a flavour
  • mustard, with a flavour

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