CARIBBEAN HAM STEAK

Assemble these supplies:

• 1 teaspoon oil
• 1 small onion, peeled and chopped
• 1/2 small green pepper, cored, seeded and chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
• 85 ml (3 fl oz)pineapple juice, from pineapple chunks
• 1/2 teaspoon cornflour
• 2 teaspoons tomato ketchup
• salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 122 X 225 g (8 oz) can pineapple chunks
• 1 x 175 g (6 oz) ham steak

To garnish:

• tomato wedges
• pineapple leaves (optional)

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 12 minutes

Steps in preparation: 

1. Heat the oil in . a pan, add the onion and cook until softened. Add the green pepper and cook for 2 minutes. Add the curry powder to the pan and .cook for 1 minute.
2. Mix together the pineapple juice, cornflour, tomato ketchup, salt and pepper, and add to the pan with the pineapple chunks. Bring to the boil and simmer for a few minutes until the mixture becomes syrupy. 
3. Meanwhile place the ham steak under a preheated grill and cook for 5 minutes, turning once.
4. To serve, pour the sauce over the ham steak and garnish with tomato slices and pineapple leaves.

The sauce can be made up to 3 days in advance, if kept in a sealed container in the refrigerator. If this dish is made using vacuum-packed ham steak, the sauce can be made in a frying pan and the ham steak cooked in the sauce for 5 minutes.